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conditional
con·di·tion·al / kənˈdishənl/ • adj. 1. subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms: Western aid was only granted conditional on further reform. 2. Gram. (of a clause, phrase, conjunction, or verb form) expressing a condition. • n. 1. Gram. & Philos. a conditional clause or conjunction. ∎ a statement or sentence containing a conditional clause. 2. Gram. the conditional mood of a verb, for example should die in if I should die. DERIVATIVES: con·di·tion·al·i·ty / kənˌdishəˈnalitē/ n. con·di·tion·al·ly adv. |
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"conditional." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conditional." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conditional.html "conditional." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conditional.html |
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CONDITIONALSubject to change; dependent upon or granted based on the occurrence of a future, uncertain event. A conditional payment is the payment of a debt or obligation contingent upon the performance of a certain specified act. The right to demand back payment if the condition fails is generally reserved. |
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"Conditional." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Conditional." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701038.html "Conditional." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701038.html |
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1. Taken account of in some but not all circumstances. 2. A logic statement of the form P → Q or P ⊃ Q, P ⇒ Q that should be read as “if P is true then Q follows”, although its meaning in logic only partly resembles its usage in English (see table). |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "conditional." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "conditional." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-conditional.html JOHN DAINTITH. "conditional." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-conditional.html |
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