2. (Math.)
Defn: A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal.
CONVERSELY
Con"verse*ly ( or , adv.
Defn: In a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally. J. S. Mill.
CONVERSER
Con*vers"er, n.
Defn: One who engages in conversation.
CONVERSIBLE
Con*ver"si*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being converted or reversed. Hammond.
CONVERSION
Con*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion. See
Convert.]
1. The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change. Artificial conversion of water into ice. Bacon. The conversion of the aliment into fat. Arbuthnot.