Definition of conditional
(Entry 1 of 2)
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 equations
b
: stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known
conditional frequency distribution
4a
: conditioned sense 2
conditional reflex conditional response
b
: established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response
conditional
nounDefinition of conditional (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme
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The first known use of conditional was in the 14th century
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