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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Converse, reverse
I've encountered this pair of synonyms frequently and whenever I saw them I just ignored their difference in meaning,if any.
However looking into the antonyms part, I've met them again appearing in such conecpts ; converse antonym, reverse antonym.
So it is quite curious of me whether native speakers usually tell 'converse' from 'reverse' and
what is the most determining different factor in meaning to let them keep apart in word lists?
However looking into the antonyms part, I've met them again appearing in such conecpts ; converse antonym, reverse antonym.
So it is quite curious of me whether native speakers usually tell 'converse' from 'reverse' and
what is the most determining different factor in meaning to let them keep apart in word lists?
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Hi Converse is a term chiefly used in Mathematics. In mathematics-----a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion is the conclusion and hypothesis of another. Example: The converse of Pythagoras' theorem states that.......
- Hi Converse is a term chiefly used in Mathematics.
- In mathematics-----a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion is the conclusion and hypothesis of another.
- Example: The converse of Pythagoras' theorem states that.......
- (It has many other meanings also) It is also referred as 'the backward movement of a vehicle'.
- Prajwal
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Hi
Converse is a term chiefly used in Mathematics.
In mathematics-----a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion is the conclusion and hypothesis of another.
Example: The converse of Pythagoras' theorem states that.......
Reverse, usually, implies as making something the opposite of what it was.(It has many other meanings also)
It is also referred as 'the backward move
Converse is a term chiefly used in Mathematics.
In mathematics-----a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion is the conclusion and hypothesis of another.
Example: The converse of Pythagoras' theorem states that.......
Reverse, usually, implies as making something the opposite of what it was.(It has many other meanings also)
It is also referred as 'the backward move
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Thank you for the reply.
So it seems 'reverse' is more likely to be used in everyday life,
is this right with your thinking?
So it seems 'reverse' is more likely to be used in everyday life,
is this right with your thinking?
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cho7712So it seems 'reverse' is more likely to be used in everyday life, is this right with your thinking?Yes.
Prajwal
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