conditional meaning
ENWConditional
- Conditional may refer to:
- Causal conditional, if X then Y, where X is a cause of Y
- Conditional probability, the probability of an event A given that another event B has occurred
- Conditional proof, in logic: a proof that asserts a conditional, and proves that the antecedent leads to the consequent
- Strict conditional, as used in philosophy, logic, and mathematics
- Material conditional, in propositional calculus, or logical calculus in mathematics
- Relevance conditional, in relevance logic
- Conditional (programming), a statement or expression in computer programming languages
- NounPLconditionalsPREcon-
- (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.
- "A implies B" is a conditional.
- (computing, programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
- if and while are conditionals in some programming languages.
- (obsolete) A limitation.
- (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
- Adjective
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- "If it rains, the ground gets wet." is an example of a zero conditional sentence.
- The existence of a solution to this problem is related to the notion of conglomerability, originally introduced by Dubins to study finitely additive conditional probability.
- "If Columbus hadn't discovered America, he wouldn't have been famous." is an example of a third conditional sentence.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of conditional in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "conditional" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.