Vice versa
Vice versa
Vice versa (/vaɪs ˈvɜːrsə/; from the Latin vice, meaning "in place of", and versa, meaning "turned") is a Latin phrase that directly translates to "the position being reversed", or more colloquially, "the other way around".
Etymology
The phrase vice versa is derived from the Latin vice, which means "in place of", and versa, a form of the verb vertere, which means "to turn". It was first used in English in the late 16th century.
Usage
In English, vice versa is used to indicate that the reverse of what one has said is also true. For example, "I may work for you, but not vice versa" means "I may work for you, but you do not work for me".
Related terms
- Contrapositive: In logic, the contrapositive of a conditional statement is formed by negating both the condition and the conclusion, and then interchanging the condition and conclusion. This is similar to the concept of vice versa.
- Reciprocal: In mathematics, the reciprocal of a number is the number that, when multiplied by the original number, yields the product 1. This is another concept that involves a kind of reversal, similar to vice versa.
- Palindrome: A word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same forward and backward, ignoring spaces, punctuation, and capitalization. It's a form of vice versa in linguistics.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Vice versa
- Wikipedia's article - Vice versa
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