Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems

When students and professional mathematicians are asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions is, they often have difficulty answering the question. Even when presented with concrete formulations of state and asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient condi...

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Main Authors: Edmundas Mazėtis, Grigorijus Melničenko
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys
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Online Access:https://ojs.test/index.php/LMR/article/view/38089
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description When students and professional mathematicians are asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions is, they often have difficulty answering the question. Even when presented with concrete formulations of state and asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions means, the answer is not always correct. Meanwhile, these two notions are widespread in modern mathematics. This article attempts to consider necessary and sufficient conditions, hoping to increase the mathematical culture of both readers and their authors.
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spelling doaj-art-796c4eb740fb407b8b8b26671fb7bf162025-01-03T06:33:47ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys0132-28182335-898X2024-12-0165B10.15388/LMD.2024.38089Necessary and sufficient conditions in theoremsEdmundas Mazėtis0Grigorijus Melničenko1Vilnius UniversityVytautas Magnus University When students and professional mathematicians are asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions is, they often have difficulty answering the question. Even when presented with concrete formulations of state and asked what the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions means, the answer is not always correct. Meanwhile, these two notions are widespread in modern mathematics. This article attempts to consider necessary and sufficient conditions, hoping to increase the mathematical culture of both readers and their authors. https://ojs.test/index.php/LMR/article/view/38089theoremconditions and conclusions of a theoremnecessary and sufficient conditionsequivalence of statementsimplicationlogical conjunction
spellingShingle Edmundas Mazėtis
Grigorijus Melničenko
Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys
theorem
conditions and conclusions of a theorem
necessary and sufficient conditions
equivalence of statements
implication
logical conjunction
title Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
title_full Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
title_fullStr Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
title_full_unstemmed Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
title_short Necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
title_sort necessary and sufficient conditions in theorems
topic theorem
conditions and conclusions of a theorem
necessary and sufficient conditions
equivalence of statements
implication
logical conjunction
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