conditionals
Logic's branching paths
Conditionals are statements that depend on a condition being met—the "if... then" structure of logic and grammar.
In programming, conditionals control which code executes based on whether something is true: The script checks several conditionals before running.
In grammar, conditional sentences express hypothetical situations and their consequences: If it rains, we'll cancel.
The conditional mood or tense appears in many languages to mark uncertain or dependent outcomes.
Implication structure in logic
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- antecedentSomething that precedes
consequent · mood · tense · counterfactual · indicative · conjunction · subordinate · syntax
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- priorExisting before another
- posteriorRear or later
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- givenAccepted as fact
dependent · joint · marginal · event · outcome · expectation · distribution · updating
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- truth tableChart of logical possibilities
- validityQuality of being sound
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
premise · conclusion · biconditional · necessity · sufficiency · antecedent · consequent · contrapositive
if-then
Implication structure in logic
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- subjunctiveVerb mood expressing unreality
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
antecedent · consequent · mood · tense · counterfactual · indicative · conjunction · subordinate · syntax · sentence
Bayesian
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- priorExisting before another
- posteriorRear or later
- likelihoodChance something will occur
given · dependent · joint · marginal · event · outcome · expectation · distribution · updating · evidence
implication
Indirect suggestion or consequence
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- truth tableChart of logical possibilities
- validityQuality of being sound
inference · premise · conclusion · biconditional · necessity · sufficiency · antecedent · consequent · contrapositive · converse
boolean
True-or-false valued
switch · case · expression · operator · logic · true · false · evaluation · test · block
- BASIC programmingGOTO, REM, variables, line numbers, loops
- shell scriptingbash, shebang, scripts, source, sourcing
- template enginesHogan, Marko, Kid, partials, layouts
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
- Japanesehiragana, katakana, kanji, particles, conjugation
conditionalsabsolutes
Unconditional, unqualified things
certainties · necessities · axioms · invariants · givens
- conditional loveAffection dependent on conditions
- conditional offerPromise requiring fulfillment first
- conditional statementsClaims dependent on circumstances
- conditional releaseFreedom requiring compliance
- conditional approvalAcceptance contingent on requirements
- conditional tenseVerb form for possibilities