conditional

== English == === Alternative forms === conditionall (obsolete) === Etymology === From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/, /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/ === Adjective === conditional (not comparable) Limited by a condition. (logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is true. (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === conditional (plural conditionals) (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false. (grammar) The conditional mood. (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is. (programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point. A condition (a limitation or restriction). ==== Synonyms ==== (in logic): if-then statement; material conditional ==== Meronyms ==== (in logic): antecedent (in logic): consequent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====