conditional
Dependent on circumstances
Conditional means depending on certain conditions being met.
A conditional offer or approval takes effect only if requirements are satisfied: The job offer was conditional on passing a background check.
In grammar, conditional structures express hypotheticals: If it rains, we'll cancel.
In logic and programming, conditionals test whether something is true before proceeding.
As a noun, a conditional is such a statement or clause.
Limited in duration
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- probationaryConditional on good performance
pending · contingent · subject to approval · revocable · preliminary · stopgap · transitional · qualified
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- iffyUncertain, questionable
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- hedgedAvoided definite commitment
guarded · equivocal · ambiguous · dependent · contingent · subject to change · reservations · caveats
Provision in agreement
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- tenseStrained or nervous
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
syntax · sentence · predicate · antecedent · consequent · if-then · subordinate · indicative
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- termsConditions of an agreement
clause · criterion · qualification · dependency · constraint · proviso · caveat · rider
Code that checks conditions
- elseIndicating an alternative
- branchDivision or woody limb
- ternaryConsisting of three parts
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
expression · operator · nested · truthy · case · short-circuit · predicate · test
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- priorExisting before another
- posteriorRear or later
- dependentRequiring outside support
independence · given · stochastic · expected value · marginal · distribution · random variable · event
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
biconditional · truth table · if-then · inference · entailment · contrapositive · hypothesis · truth value
temporary
Limited in duration
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- trialJudicial examination of claims
probationary · pending · contingent · subject to approval · revocable · preliminary · stopgap · transitional · qualified · limited
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- iffyUncertain, questionable
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
hedged · guarded · equivocal · ambiguous · dependent · contingent · subject to change · reservations · caveats
clause
Provision in agreement
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- tenseStrained or nervous
conjunction · syntax · sentence · predicate · antecedent · consequent · if-then · subordinate · indicative · counterfactual
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
terms · clause · criterion · qualification · dependency · constraint · proviso · caveat · rider · specification
if statement
Code that checks conditions
switch · expression · operator · nested · truthy · case · short-circuit · predicate · test
Bayesian
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- priorExisting before another
- posteriorRear or later
dependent · independence · given · stochastic · expected value · marginal · distribution · random variable · event · outcome
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
proposition · biconditional · truth table · if-then · inference · entailment · contrapositive · hypothesis · truth value
- syntaxsentence, verb, noun, adjective, adverb
- shell scriptingbash, shebang, scripts, source, sourcing
- syntax elementsstatement, expression, clause, declaration, definition
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- Learning Frenchvocabulary, grammar, verbs, nouns, adjectives
- probabilityprobability, chance, random, randomness, odds
conditionalunconditional
Without limits or qualifications
absolute · independent · nonconditional · categorical · unqualified
conditionalunconditional
Without limits or qualifications
unqualified · absolute · categorical · categoric · unequivocal
conditionalunconditional
Without limits or qualifications
unrestricted · unlimited · unqualified · absolute · no-strings-attached
- air conditionerMechanical cooling system
- air conditioningIndoor cooling system
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- good conditionMaintained, undamaged state
- weather conditionsAtmospheric state outdoors
- terms and conditionsContractual requirements and rules
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