ALL meanings of conditional
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C c - adjective conditional If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens. 3
- adjective conditional In grammar, a conditional clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation which may exist or whose possible consequences you are considering. Most conditional clauses begin with 'if' or 'unless', for example 'If that happens, we'll be in big trouble' and 'You don't have to come unless you want to'. 3
- adjective conditional depending on other factors; not certain 3
- adjective conditional (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
- adjective conditional (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 3
- adjective conditional (of an infinite series) divergent when the absolute values of the terms are considered 3
- adjective conditional (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 3
- noun conditional a conditional form of a verb 3
- noun conditional a conditional clause or sentence 3
- noun conditional a conditional proposition 3
- adjective conditional containing, implying, or dependent on a condition or conditions; qualified; not absolute 3
- adjective conditional designating or including a compound proposition that has the form “if p, then q,” in which p and q are two different propositions 3
- adjective conditional expressing a condition 3
- noun conditional a word, clause, mood, or tense expressing a condition 3
- adjective conditional imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance. 1
- adjective conditional 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. 1
- adjective conditional 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. 1
- adjective conditional 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). 1
- noun conditional 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. 1
- noun conditional Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms. 1
- adjective conditional dependent on sth 1
- noun conditional grammar: conditional tense 1
- adjective conditional grammar: hypothetical 1
- adjective conditional dependent on compliance with law 1
- noun conditional (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false. 0
- noun conditional (grammar) The conditional mood. 0
- noun conditional (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is. 0
- noun conditional (computing, programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point. 0
- noun conditional (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A limitation. 0
- adjective conditional Limited by a condition. 0
- adjective conditional (logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is. 0
- adjective conditional (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition. 0