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The symbol for a conditional statement is an arrow pointing to the right, "->". It is used to show that one statement (the conclusion) follows from another statement (the hypothesis).
The conjunction of a conditional statement and its converse is known as a biconditional statement. It states that the original statement and its converse are both true.
The part of a conditional statement following the word "then" is the consequent. It is the action or outcome that will occur if the condition specified in the statement is met.
A conditional statement is indeed a statement that can be put in the form "if A, then B". The only time this conditional statement is false is when both A is true and also B is false.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_is_a_conditional_statement#ixzz1lda5tB6E
The inverse of a conditional statement switches the hypothesis and conclusion. The converse of a conditional statement switches the hypothesis and conclusion. The contrapositive of a conditional statement switches and negates the hypothesis and conclusion.
The most common word that signals a conditional statement is "if." It is used to introduce a condition that needs to be met in order for a certain action or result to follow.