Japanese symbol for “iff”
等価演算
とうかえんざん
Romaji: toukaenzan
equivalence operation; IF-AND-ONLY-IF operation; IFF
In Japanese, iff is 等価演算, read とうかえんざん (toukaenzan).
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Meanings
- n equivalence operation; IF-AND-ONLY-IF operation; IFF (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “iff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敵味方識別 | てきみかたしきべつ tekimikatashikibetsu | Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高等 | こうとう koutou | high class; high grade |
| 平等 | びょうどう byoudou | equality; impartiality; evenness |
| 同等 | どうとう doutou | equality; equal; same rights |
| 対等 | たいとう taitou | equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms |
| 均等 | きんとう kintou | equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform |
| 一等 | いっとう ittou | first class; first rank; first grade |
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation; computation; reckoning |
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