if then
Cause implies effect
If then describes the logical structure of a conditional statement: if some condition holds, then some consequence follows.
In programming, if-then statements execute code only when specified conditions are met.
In everyday reasoning, if-then captures cause and effect or hypothetical scenarios: If it rains, then we'll cancel the picnic.
The phrase often appears hyphenated as a modifier: if-then logic, if-then reasoning.
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- logical reasoningStructured thought process
- consequenceResult of an action
- thereforeFor that reason
cause and effect · assuming · when · provided · suppose · given · cause · effect · implication · trigger · premise · conclusion · else · statement · programming · flow chart · decision tree · boolean
if thenif and only if
Biconditional logical connective
biconditional · only if · equivalence · unless · converse
if thenunconditionally
Without any limitations
regardless · no matter what · always · necessarily · categorically