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The definition of conditional is something that is tied to some other event or thing occurring.

(adjective)

When a loan is offered based on the condition that you provide proof of income, this is an example of a conditional loan.

The definition of a conditional is a grammar term that means a sentence structure that expresses a particular situation or circumstance and its consequences.

(noun)

An example of a conditional is a sentence telling someone that you will be mad at them if they are late.

See conditional in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. containing, implying, or dependent on a condition or conditions; qualified; not absolute: a conditional award
2. Logic designating or including a compound proposition that has the form “if p, then q,” in which p and q are two different propositions
expressing a condition: a conditional clause

noun

Gram. a word, clause, mood, or tense expressing a condition

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