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adjective

Otro

(used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Examples :

"The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?"

El instructor está ocupado. ¿Alguien más puede ayudarme?

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adverb

Si no, de lo contrario

(follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.

Examples :

"How else (=in what other way) can it be done?"

¿De qué otra manera se puede hacer?

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conjunction

Si no, de lo contrario

For otherwise; or else.

Examples :

"Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent."

Entonces el wronskiano de f y g debe ser distinto de cero, de lo contrario no podrían ser linealmente independientes.

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