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[kuhn-dish-uh-nl]

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adjective

imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.

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.

Logic.

(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.

(of a syllogism) containing at least one conditional proposition as a premise.

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

Grammar.

(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.”

a sentence, clause, or word expressing a condition.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English condicionel < Anglo-French, Middle French < Late Latin condiciōnālis, equivalent to condiciōn- (stem of condiciō) condition + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

con·di·tion·al·i·ty, noun

con·di·tion·al·ly, adverb

non·con·di·tion·al, adjective

Synonyms
1. dependent, contingent, relative.

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Example Sentences

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More substantially, donors may make aid conditional on meeting the promises made.

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World English Dictionary

conditional (kənˈdɪʃən^əl)

—*adj*
1.	depending on other factors; not certain
2.	grammar (of a clause, conjunction, form of a verb, or whole sentence) expressing a condition on which something else is contingent: "If he comes" is a conditional clause in the sentence "If he comes I shall go"
3.	a. (of an equation or inequality) true for only certain values of the variable: x² --1 = x + 1 is a conditional equation, only true for x = 2 or --1
	b. (of an infinite series) divergent when the absolute values of the terms are considered
4.	logic Also: hypothetical (of a proposition) consisting of two component propositions associated by the words if…then so that the proposition is false only when the antecedent is true and the consequent false. Usually written: p→q or p⊃q, where p is the antecedent, q the consequent, and → or ⊃ symbolizes implies

—n
5.	grammar
	a. a conditional form of a verb
	b. a conditional clause or sentence
6.	logic a conditional proposition

condition'ality

—n

con'ditionally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

conditional

late 14c., condicionel, from O.Fr. condicionel (Mod.Fr. conditionnel), from L. conditionalem, from condicere (see condition).

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