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con⋅di⋅tion⋅al

  [kuhn-dish-uh-nl]
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–adjective
1. imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
2. Grammar. (of a sentence, clause, mood, or word) involving or expressing a condition, as the first clause in the sentence If it rains, he won't go.
3. Logic.
a. (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on the existence or occurrence of another thing or event; hypothetical.
b. (of a syllogism) containing at least one conditional proposition as a premise.
4. Mathematics. (of an inequality) true for only certain values of the variable, as x + 3 > 0 is only true for real numbers greater than −3. Compare absolute (def. 12).
–noun
5. Grammar.
a. (in some languages) a mood, tense, or other category used in expressing conditions, often corresponding to an English verb phrase beginning with would, as Spanish comería “he would eat.”
b. a sentence, clause, or word expressing a condition.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME condicionel < AF, MF < LL condiciōnālis, equiv. to condiciōn- (s. of condiciō) condition + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
con⋅di⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
con⋅di⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. dependent, contingent, relative.
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con·di·tion·al   (kən-dĭsh'ə-nəl)   
adj.  
  1. Imposing, depending on, or containing a condition. See Synonyms at dependent.
  2. Grammar Stating, containing, or implying a condition.
  3. Psychology Brought about by conditioning.
n.   Grammar
A mood, tense, clause, word, or morpheme expressing a condition.
con·di'tion·al'i·ty (-dĭsh'ə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., con·di'tion·al·ly adv.
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Conditional

Con*di"tion*al\, a. [L. conditionalis.]

1. Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise.

Every covenant of God with man . . . may justly be made (as in fact it is made) with this conditional punishment annexed and declared. --Bp. Warburton.

2. (Gram. & Logic) Expressing a condition or supposition; as, a conditional word, mode, or tense.

A conditional proposition is one which asserts the dependence of one categorical proposition on another. --Whately.

The words hypothetical and conditional may be . . . used synonymously. --J. S. Mill.

Conditional

Con*di"tion*al\, n. 1. A limitation. [Obs.] --Bacon.

2. A conditional word, mode, or proposition.

Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals. --L. H. Atwater.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Conditional
Spanish: condicional,
German: abhängig,
Japanese: 条件づきの
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Main Entry: con·di·tion·al
Pronunciation: k&n-'dish-n&l, -&n-&l
Function: adjective
1 a : CONDITIONED <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b : eliciting a conditionalresponse conditional stimulus>
2 : permitting survival only under special growth or environmental conditions <conditional lethal mutations> —con·di·tion·al·ly /-'dish-n&-lE, -&n-&l-E/ adverb
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