converse2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnvəːs/

noun

  • a situation, object, or statement that is the reverse of another or corresponds to it but with certain terms transposed: if spirituality is properly political, the converse is also true: politics is properly spiritual
  • Mathematics a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion are the conclusion and hypothesis of another.

adjective

  • having characteristics which are the reverse of something else already mentioned: the only mode of change will be the slow process of growth and the converse process of decay

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin conversus 'turned about', past participle of convertere (see convert)