conditionally
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a way that depends on or is subject to a specific condition or requirement: The action or agreement described is not absolute but will only take effect if a stated condition is met.
Usage
- The adverb "conditionally" modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate that something is true, valid, or permitted only under certain stipulated terms.
- It is typically used in formal or legal contexts concerning agreements, offers, acceptance, or release.
Examples
- Modifying a verb:
- The bank approved the loan conditionally, pending a final credit check.
- She agreed to the settlement conditionally, provided the terms were put in writing.
- Modifying an adjective or past participle:
- The data is conditionally available to researchers who sign a confidentiality agreement.
- He was conditionally released from prison on the condition that he report to a parole officer.
Advanced Usage
- "Conditionally convergent": In mathematics, a series that converges only when its terms are arranged in a specific order.
- The series is conditionally convergent, not absolutely convergent.
- "Conditionally independent": In probability theory, two events are independent of each other only when a third event is given or known.
- The variables are conditionally independent given the value of the latent factor.
Variants and Related Words
- Conditional (adj): Subject to one or more conditions.
- Their support is conditional on our agreement to their terms.
- Condition (n): A state of affairs or requirement that must be fulfilled.
- One condition of the contract is timely delivery.
- Unconditionally (adv): In an absolute manner, without any conditions.
- The mother loves her child unconditionally.
Synonyms
- Provisionally: For the present time, possibly to be changed later.
- Subject to: Depending on something else to happen or be true.
Antonyms
- Unconditionally: Without any conditions or limitations.
- Absolutely: Completely and without qualification.
Adverb
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subject to a condition
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he accepted the offer conditionally
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