English Explanatory Dictionary

conditional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Limited by a condition.
Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.
Expressing a condition or supposition.

noun

A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
The conditional mood.
A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
A condition (a limitation or restriction).

Pronunciation

/kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conditional.wav

Word forms

conditional conditionall conditionals

Etymology

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

Synonyms

conditioned in logic limited relative conditional contingent qualified if-then statement material conditional

Antonyms

absolute categorical unconditional unfettered unlimited universal

Derived words

biconditional conditional agreement conditional assembly language conditional baptism conditional clause conditional comment conditional entropy conditional fee conditionalise conditionalism conditionalist conditionality conditionalize conditionally conditionalness conditional operator conditional perfect conditional probability conditional probability distribution conditional proof conditional sentence conditional tense conditional unconditional inconditional multiconditional nonconditional postconditional pre-conditional semiconditional counterfactual conditional first conditional horseshoe conditional indicative conditional mixed conditional Philonian conditional present conditional relevance conditional second conditional strict conditional third conditional zero conditional

Translations

Bulgarian: условие Finnish: ehtolause Finnish: konditionaalilause German: Konditional Russian: усло́вие

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