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Mandarin · pinyin ruò qiě wéi ruò

if and only if

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若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
且: qiě · moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
唯: wéi · only; yes

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4–3–2–4 · ruo4 qie3 wei2 ruo4

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conj

(Taiwan, mathematics, logic) if and only if

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