conditional

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/kənˈdɪʃənl/
US
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
conditionalnoun
conditionals
pl
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/kənˈdɪʃənəl/
US
/kənˈdɪʃənl̩/
Translations
conditionnelleEn logique et en programmation : proposition ou instruction conditionnelle.
The programmer used a conditional to check if the user input was valid before proceeding with the operation.
Le programmeur a utilisé une conditionnelle pour vérifier si la saisie de l’utilisateur était valide avant de poursuivre l’opération.
conditionnelEn grammaire : le mode conditionnel.
In the sentence 'If it rains, the picnic will be canceled,' the phrase 'if it rains' is a conditional.
Dans la phrase « S’il pleut, le pique-nique sera annulé », l’expression « s’il pleut » relève du conditionnel.
Definitions
A subordinate clause in a sentence that expresses a condition for the truth of the main clause.
In the sentence 'If you study hard, you will pass the exam', the phrase 'if you study hard' is a conditional.
A programming statement that executes a set of instructions only if a specified condition is true.
The programmer used a conditional to check if the user input was valid before proceeding with the operation.
A grammatical mood used to express a proposition whose validity is dependent on some condition, often introduced by 'if'.
In the sentence 'If it rains, the picnic will be canceled,' the phrase 'if it rains' is a conditional.
A logical statement asserting that if one proposition (the antecedent) is true, then another proposition (the consequent) is also true.
The conditional 'If p then q' is fundamental in propositional logic.
conditionaladjective
more conditional
Comp.
most conditional
Super.
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/kənˈdɪʃənl/
US
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Translations
conditionnelEn grammaire : relatif au conditionnel.
The conditional sentence 'If it rains, we will stay indoors' shows a possible future event.
La phrase conditionnelle « S’il pleut, nous resterons à l’intérieur » exprime un événement futur possible.
conditionnelAdjectif : s’emploie au masculin singulier par défaut ; s’accorde en genre et en nombre selon le nom.
Her acceptance into the program was conditional upon her passing the entrance exam.
Son admission au programme était conditionnelle à la réussite de l’examen d’entrée.
Definitions
Subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met.
Her acceptance into the program was conditional upon her passing the entrance exam.
Expressing a condition, often used in grammar to describe a verb form or sentence structure.
The conditional sentence 'If it rains, we will stay indoors' shows a possible future event.