Conditional

Main Entry:: ¹con·di·tion·al
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈdish-nəl, -ˈdi-shə-n^əl\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 14th century

1: subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition <a conditional promise>2: expressing, containing, or implying a supposition <the conditional clause if he speaks>3 a: true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved <conditional equations> b: stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known <conditional frequency distribution>4 a: conditioned 2 <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b: established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response

— con·di·tion·al·i·ty

\-ˌdi-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun

— con·di·tion·al·ly

\-ˈdish-nə-lē, -ˈdi-shə-nə-lē\ adverb

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