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conditional — I adjective alterable, changeable, conditioned, containing stipulations, contingent on, dependent on, depending on, depending on a future event, determined by, equivocal, granted on certain terms, hypothetical, imposing a condition, indefinite,… … Law dictionary
Conditional — may refer to: Causal conditional, if X then Y, where X is a cause of Y Conditional mood (or conditional tense), a verb form in many languages Conditional probability, the probability of an event A given that another event B has occurred… … Wikipedia
condiţional — CONDIŢIONÁL, Ă, condiţionali, e, adj. Care este supus unei condiţii; care cuprinde o condiţie. ♢ (psih.) Excitant condiţional = excitant care, sincronizat în mai multe repetiţii cu un reflex înnăscut, sfârşeşte prin a produce singur un efect… … Dicționar Român
conditional — con‧di‧tion‧al [kənˈdɪʆnəl] adjective if an offer, agreement etc is conditional, it will only be done if something else happens: conditional on/upon • The sale of the company is conditional upon approval by the shareholders. • a conditional… … Financial and business terms
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. [1913 Webster] Every covenant of God with man . . . may justly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conditional — [kən dish′ən əl] adj. 1. a) containing, implying, or dependent on a condition or conditions; qualified; not absolute [a conditional award] b) Logic designating or including a compound proposition that has the form “if p, then q,” in which p and q … English World dictionary
Conditional — Con*di tion*al, n. 1. A limitation. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A conditional word, mode, or proposition. [1913 Webster] Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals. L. H. Atwater. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conditional — ► ADJECTIVE 1) subject to one or more conditions being met. 2) (of a clause, phrase, conjunction, or verb form) expressing a condition. ► NOUN ▪ the conditional mood of a verb, for example should in if I should die. DERIVATIVES conditionality… … English terms dictionary
conditional — late 14c., condicionel, from O.Fr. condicionel (Mod.Fr. conditionnel), from L. conditionalis, from condicionem (see CONDITION (Cf. condition)). Related: Conditionally … Etymology dictionary
conditional — *dependent, contingent, relative Analogous words: problematic, questionable (see DOUBTFUL): *provisional, tentative: subject, prone, *liable, open: *accidental, fortuitous, incidental Antonyms: unconditional … New Dictionary of Synonyms
conditional — [adj] dependent codicillary, contingent, depending on, fortuitous, granted on certain terms, guarded, iffy*, incidental, inconclusive, limited, modified, not absolute, obscure, provisional, provisory, qualified, relative, reliant, relying on,… … New thesaurus
