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conditional
1. 
a. (of an equation or inequality) true for only certain values of the variable: x2 --1 = x + 1 is a conditional equation, only true for x = 2 or --1
b. (of an infinite series) divergent when the absolute values of the terms are considered
2. Logic (of a proposition) consisting of two component propositions associated by the words if…then so that the proposition is false only when the antecedent is true and the consequent false. Usually written: pq or pq, where p is the antecedent, q the consequent, and → or ⊃ symbolizes implies
3. Logic a conditional proposition

conditional [kən′dish·ən·əl]
(computer science)
Subject to the result of a comparison made during computation in a computer, or subject to human intervention.


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It was felt that this move gave trainers an incentive to retain conditionals and also make conditionals more 'marketable' when an owner or trainer is considering whether to utilise the claim or use a professional.
In the most usual task of the kind under consideration, originally due to Johnson-Laird and Tagart (1969), subjects are given explicitly or implicitly universally quantified conditionals of the form "If one of a class of events X occurs, then one of a class of events Y occurs.
 
 
 
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