conditionally.

Subject to a stated condition or under an assumed condition.

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Words that belong together

• conditionally approve
• conditionally independent

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The committee conditionally approved the proposal pending the required verification.

The variables were conditionally independent under the specified model and information.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: effect assessment, evidence qualification, conditional reasoning, method comparison. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, analytical writing. Commonness: moderately common.