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adjective con·di·tion·al \kən-ˈdish-nəl, -ˈdi-shə-nəl\
grammar : showing or used to show that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
Full Definition of CONDITIONAL
1
: subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition <a conditional promise>
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: expressing, containing, or implying a supposition <the conditional clause if he speaks>
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a : true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved <conditional equations> b : stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known <conditional frequency distribution>
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a : conditioned 2 <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b : established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response
— con·di·tion·al·i·ty \-ˌdi-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— con·di·tion·al·ly \-ˈdish-nə-lē, -ˈdi-shə-nə-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CONDITIONAL
14th century
Related to CONDITIONAL
- Synonyms
- dependent, contingent (on or upon), subject (to), tentative
- Antonyms
- independent, unconditional
Rhymes with CONDITIONAL
2conditional
noun
: a word, clause, or sentence that shows that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
the conditional : the mood or form that is used to say that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
Full Definition of CONDITIONAL
1
: a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme
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: implication 2b
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First Known Use of CONDITIONAL
1828
CONDITIONAL Defined for Kids
conditional
adjective con·di·tion·al \kən-ˈdi-shə-nəl\
Definition of CONDITIONAL for Kids
: of or relating to something that will happen only if something else happens <a conditional promise>
Medical Dictionary
conditional
adjective con·di·tion·al \kən-ˈdish-nəl, -ən-əl\
Medical Definition of CONDITIONAL
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a : conditioned <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b : eliciting a conditional response <a conditional stimulus>
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: permitting survival only under special growth or environmental conditions <conditional lethal mutations>
—con·di·tion·al·ly \-ˈdish-nə-lē, -ən-əl-ē\ adverb
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