Definition of conditional
1 : subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition a conditional promise
2 : expressing, containing, or implying a supposition the conditional clause if he speaks
3a : true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved conditional equationsb : stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known conditional frequency distribution
4a : conditioned 2 conditional reflex conditional responseb : established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response
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Examples of conditional in a Sentence
“If she speaks, you must listen” is a conditional sentence.
The sentence contains the conditional clause “if she speaks.”
14th Century
First Known Use of conditional
14th century
conditional
Definition of conditional
1 : a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme
2 : implication 2b
Examples of conditional in a Sentence
The clause “if she speaks” is a conditional.
The conditional is often marked by the word “if.”
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First Known Use of conditional
1828
CONDITIONAL Defined for English Language Learners
conditional
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grammar : showing or used to show that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
conditional
Definition of conditional for English Language Learners
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: a word, clause, or sentence that shows that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
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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
CONDITIONAL Defined for Kids
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: of or relating to something that will happen only if something else happens a conditional promise
Medical Dictionary
conditional
playMedical Definition of conditional
1a: conditioned conditional reflex conditional responseb: eliciting a conditional response a conditional stimulus
2: permitting survival only under special growth or environmental conditions conditional lethal mutations
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