conditional
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conditional
- /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
- /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/
Where it comes from
From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.
adjective conditionall
- Limited by a condition. I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.
- Stating that one sentence is true if another is true. "A implies B" is a conditional statement.
- Expressing a condition or supposition. a conditional word, mode, or tense
Similar: conditioned, in logic, limited, relative, conditional, contingent, qualified · Opposite: absolute, categorical, unconditional, unfettered, unlimited, universal
noun conditionals · conditionall
- A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
- The conditional mood.
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A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
"A implies B" is a conditional.
Similar: if-then statement, material conditional
- An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point. if and while are conditionals in some programming languages.
- A condition (a limitation or restriction). The former is called the law, which hath his promises, conditionals, and comminations or threats, accordingly; the other is called the gospel, or rather the free promises hanging not on conditions on our behalf, but simply on God's verity and mercy, although they require conditions, but not as hangi
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: contingent, qualified, provisionary, dependant, dependent, provisory, tentative, counterfactual, probationary, provisional, contingent on, dependant on, dependent on, depending on, condition, what-if
adjective
Similar: conditioned, in logic, limited, relative, conditional, contingent, qualified · Opposite: absolute, categorical, unconditional, unfettered, unlimited, universal
Translations
Every language
adj limited by a condition
| Español | condicional |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 条件付きの jōkentsuki no |
| 中文 | 有條件的 /有条件的 yǒu tiáojiàn de |
| Português | condicional |
| Français | conditionnel |
| Deutsch | bedingt |
| Ελληνικά | υποθετικός ypothetikós |
| Română | condițional |
| Русский | усло́вный uslóvnyj |
adj in logic
| Deutsch | bedingt |
|---|---|
| Română | condițional |
| Русский | усло́вный uslóvnyj |
| العربية | شَرْطِيّ šarṭiyy |
noun grammar: statement
| Deutsch | Konditional |
|---|---|
| Русский | усло́вие uslóvije |
noun grammar: mode/mood
| Español | condicional |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조건법 jogeonbeop |
| 日本語 | 条件法 jōkenhō |
| 中文 | 條件語氣 /条件语气 tiáojiàn yǔqì |
| Português | condicional, futuro do pretérito |
| Français | conditionnel |
| Deutsch | Konditional, Konditionalis |
| Italiano | condizionale |
| Română | mod condițional, condițional |
| Русский | условное наклоне́ние uslovnoje naklonénije |
| Tiếng Việt | thức điều kiện |
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