conditional

/kəndˈɪʃənə‍l/

/kənˈdɪʃənəɫ/

conditional

qualified by reservations

(grammar) describing a sentence, clause, etc. that will only be true or happen if something else is true or happens

Conditional

a sentence or clause that indicates something will only happen or be true if something else happens or is true

the mood of a verb that indicates an action that happens only if another action happens or is true

Examples

1. Some statements are conditional.

2. Stress is conditional.

3. This congratulation is definitely still conditional.

4. Does conditional independence imply independence?