conditionality
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state or quality of being conditional: The fact of being dependent on certain conditions or requirements; the inclusion of stipulations that must be met.
- A requirement or stipulation: A specific condition that is attached to an agreement, offer, or situation.
Usage
- Conditionality is primarily used in formal, academic, or technical contexts, such as in economics, law, politics, and logic. It describes situations where one thing is contingent upon another.
- It is an uncountable noun when referring to the general quality. It can be countable when referring to specific stipulations (e.g., "the loan's conditionalities").
Examples
- The conditionality of the aid package means the funds will only be released after the government implements reforms.
- Philosophers debate the conditionality of human free will.
- The contract's conditionality on satisfactory inspection results protected the buyer.
- International loans often come with strict conditionality.
Advanced Usage
- "Principle of conditionality": A fundamental rule or concept, especially in ethics or social policy, stating that benefits or rights are dependent on meeting certain obligations.
- Welfare programs based on the principle of conditionality require recipients to seek employment.
- Used in logic and philosophy to discuss the nature of conditional statements (if-then propositions).
Variants and Related Words
- Conditional (adj): Dependent on something else; containing a condition.
- Their agreement was conditional on his approval.
- Condition (n): A state of affairs or a stipulation.
- One condition of the job is regular travel.
- Unconditionality (n): The state of being without conditions; absolute. (Antonym)
Synonyms
- Contingency: Dependence on chance or on a future event.
- Stipulation: A condition or requirement specified as part of an agreement.
- Provision: A condition or requirement in a legal document.
Related Phrases
- Strings attached: (Idiomatic) Having conditions or limitations.
- The grant came with no strings attached, unlike most funding which has significant conditionality.
- Subject to: (Phrase) Conditionally liable to; depending on.
- The deal is subject to board approval, illustrating its conditionality.
Noun
- the state of being conditional