conditional

UK
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
US
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
conditionalnoun
conditionals
pl
UK
/kənˈdɪʃənəl/
US
/kənˈdɪʃənl̩/
Translations
The conditional of the agreement was not clear to all parties.
Условность соглашения была не ясна для всех сторон.
Additional translations
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.
UK
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
US
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
Translations
The agreement is conditional upon approval by the board.
Соглашение является условным и зависит от одобрения совета.
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.