Conditional
Encyclopedia
Conditional may refer to:
  • Causal conditional
    Causality
    Causality is the relationship between an event and a second event , where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first....

    , if X then Y, where X is a cause of Y
  • Conditional mood
    Conditional mood
    In linguistics, the conditional mood is the inflectional form of the verb used in the independent clause of a conditional sentence to refer to a hypothetical state of affairs, or an uncertain event, that is contingent on another set of circumstances...

     (or conditional tense), a verb form in many languages
  • Conditional probability
    Conditional probability
    In probability theory, the "conditional probability of A given B" is the probability of A if B is known to occur. It is commonly notated P, and sometimes P_B. P can be visualised as the probability of event A when the sample space is restricted to event B...

    , the probability of an event A given that another event B has occurred
  • Conditional sentence
    Conditional sentence
    In grammar, conditional sentences are sentences discussing factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences. Languages use a variety of conditional constructions and verb forms to form such sentences....

    , discuss hypothetical situations and their consequences
  • Indicative conditional
    Indicative conditional
    In natural languages, an indicative conditional is the logical operation given by statements of the form "If A then B". Unlike the material conditional, an indicative conditional does not have a stipulated definition...

    , a conditional in the form of "If A then B" in natural languages
    • Counterfactual conditional
      Counterfactual conditional
      A counterfactual conditional, subjunctive conditional, or remote conditional, abbreviated , is a conditional statement indicating what would be the case if its antecedent were true...

      , or subjunctive conditional, indicates what would be the case if its antecedent were true
  • Conditional proof
    Conditional proof
    A conditional proof is a proof that takes the form of asserting a conditional, and proving that the antecedent of the conditional necessarily leads to the consequent....

    , in logic: a proof that asserts a conditional, and proves that the antecedent leads to the consequent.
  • Material conditional
    Material conditional
    The material conditional, also known as material implication, is a binary truth function, such that the compound sentence p→q is logically equivalent to the negative compound: not . A material conditional compound itself is often simply called a conditional...

    , in propositional calculus, or logical calculus in mathematics
  • Strict conditional
    Strict conditional
    In logic, a strict conditional is a material conditional that is acted upon by the necessity operator from modal logic. For any two propositions p and q, the formula p \rightarrow q says that p materially implies q while \Box says that p strictly implies q...

    , in logic
  • Relevance conditional, in relevance logic
  • Conditional (programming), a statement or expression in computer programming languages
  • A conditional expression in computer programming languages such as ?:
    ?:
    In computer programming, ?: is a ternary operator that is part of the syntax for a basic conditional expression in several programming languages...

  • Conditions in a contract
    Contract
    A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK