Definition:Converse Statement

Definition
The converse of the conditional:
 * $p \implies q$

is the statement:
 * $q \implies p$

Also see

 * Conditional and Converse are not Equivalent: The converse of a true conditional is not necessarily true, and the converse of a false conditional is not necessarily false.


 * Definition:Inverse (Logic)
 * Definition:Contrapositive

Linguistic Note
The word converse is pronounced in this context with the stress on the first syllable: con-verse.

When pronounced con-verse, with the stress on the second syllable, it means to communicate (usually verbally) with others.