condition
n.
situation; requirement, stipulation; state of health; rank, social position
v.
train, prepare; accustom, adapt; stipulate, make conditional
Condition
Condition can refer to:A state of being.Living condition, see
Quality of life.A
disease, such as a
heart condition.A proposition upon which another proposition depends, such as "if-then" statements. See
logical conditional.
necessary condition,
sufficient condition,
necessary and sufficient conditionTo cause a certain response to a stimulus, see
conditioning.To replace moisture or oils, especially in hair, see
conditioner.To change climate to an appropriate level, see
air conditioning.A status effect which is usually negative, see
Condition (computer gaming).A state which is induced in the subject of a psychological experiment, see condition (experimental psychology).
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condition
Noun
1. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
(synonym) status
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) health
2. a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) stratification, social stratification
3. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
(synonym) precondition, stipulation
(hypernym) premise, premiss, assumption
(hyponym) boundary condition
(derivation) stipulate, qualify, specify
4. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
(synonym) term
(hypernym) statement
(part-holonym) agreement, understanding
(derivation) stipulate, qualify, specify
(classification) plural, plural form
5. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
(synonym) shape
(hypernym) good health, healthiness
(hyponym) fitness, physical fitness, good shape, good condition
6. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
(synonym) circumstance, consideration
(hypernym) information
(hyponym) justification
(derivation) stipulate, qualify, specify
7. the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
(synonym) experimental condition
(hypernym) procedure, process
(part-holonym) experiment, experimentation
Verb
1. establish a conditioned response
(hypernym) teach, learn, instruct
(derivation) conditioning
2. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
(synonym) discipline, train, check
(hypernym) develop, make grow
(hyponym) mortify
(verb-group) prepare, groom, train
(derivation) conditioner
3. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
(synonym) stipulate, qualify, specify
(hypernym) contract, undertake
(hyponym) provide
(verb-group) stipulate
(derivation) precondition, stipulation
4. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) recondition
(derivation) status
5. apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
(hypernym) shampoo
(derivation) conditioner
condition (f)
n.
condition, circumstance; status; shape; term
Condition
(v. i.)
To make terms; to stipulate.
(v. i.)
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
(n.)
train; acclimate.
(n.)
To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
(n.)
To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.
(n.)
To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.
(n.)
To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
(n.)
That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
(n.)
Temperament; disposition; character.
(n.)
Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.
(n.)
Essential quality; property; attribute.
(n.)
A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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