conditional
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noun
1. (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
2. (grammar) The conditional mood.
3. A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
""A implies B" is a conditional."
4. An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
"if and while are conditionals in some programming languages."
5. A limitation.
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adjective
1. Limited by a condition.
"I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy."
2. Stating that one sentence is true if another is.
""A implies B" is a conditional statement."
3. (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.
"a conditional word, mode, or tense"
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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