Conditional

Quick meaning: Conditional is an adjective meaning Limited by a condition.

Meaning

Limited by a condition.

More Meanings

1. (logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.
2. (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.
3. (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
4. (grammar) The conditional mood.
5. (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
6. (programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
7. A condition (a limitation or restriction).

Example Sentences

"A implies B" is a conditional.

a conditional word, mode, or tense

"A implies B" is a conditional statement.

Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals

Word Forms

• conditionall
• conditionals

Synonyms for conditional

Depending on context, synonyms include conditioned, limited, relative, contingent, qualified, tentative.

Antonyms for conditional

Common opposites include absolute, categorical, unconditional, unfettered, unlimited, universal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contingent, qualified, dependant, dependent, provisory, tentative.

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