different between conditional vs conditioner

English

Alternative forms

• conditionall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French condicionel (French conditionnel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?d???n?l/

Noun

conditional (plural conditionals)

1. (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
2. (grammar) The conditional mood.
3. (logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
4. (programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.

5. (obsolete) A limitation.

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Synonyms

• (in logic): if-then statement; material conditional

Meronyms

• (in logic): antecedent
• (in logic): consequent

Translations

Adjective

conditional (not comparable)

1. Limited by a condition.
   • 1753, William Warburton, The Character and Conduct of the Messengers

     Every covenant of God with man […] may justly be made (as in fact it is made) with this conditional punishment annexed and declared.

2. (logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is.
   • 1826, Richard Whately, Elements of Logic

     A conditional proposition is one which asserts the dependence of one categorical proposition on another.

3. (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.

Synonyms

• conditioned
• relative
• limited
• (in logic): hypothetical

Antonyms

• absolute
• categorical
• unconditional

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

condition +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

conditioner (plural conditioners)

1. anything that improves the condition of something
2. hair conditioner
3. fabric conditioner, fabric softener
4. someone who trains athletes or racehorses
5. An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• recondition