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conditional.

Limited by a condition.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl//kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/
  1. Limited by a condition.

    not-comparable
    I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.
  2. Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.

    not-comparable
    "A implies B" is a conditional statement.
  3. Expressing a condition or supposition.

    not-comparable
    a conditional word, mode, or tense
Where this word comes from

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

noun/kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl//kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/
  1. A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

  2. The conditional mood.

  3. A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

    "A implies B" is a conditional.
  4. An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.

    if and while are conditionals in some programming languages.
  5. A condition (a limitation or restriction).

Where this word comes from

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

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