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Condition
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Condition
can refer to:
A state of being.
Living condition, see
Quality of life
.
In health, a
disease
, such as a
heart condition
.
A proposition upon which another proposition depends, such as "if-then" statements. See
logical conditional
.
necessary and sufficient condition
To 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)
.
The
Condition number
, a measure of a matrix in digital computation.
In
contract
law, part of
Covenants, conditions and restrictions
, an indispensible condition; in Latin,
Conditio sine qua non
.
In
criminal law
, a necessary part of
probation
or
parole
, often called a
conditional sentence
.
See also
Conditional
(disambiguation)
References
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