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Conditions

noun

1.

The prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process.

2.

The set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare. "Harsh living conditions"

3.

The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation. Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition. "Every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception" , "The conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"

Condition

noun

1.

A state at a particular time. Synonym: status. "The current status of the arms negotiations"

2.

An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else. Synonyms: precondition, stipulation.

3.

A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.

4.

Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision. Synonyms: circumstance, consideration.

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.

6.

An illness, disease, or other medical problem. "A skin condition"

7.

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement. Synonym: term. "The terms of the treaty were generous"

8.

The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition. Synonym: experimental condition.

verb

(past & past part. conditioned; pres. part. conditioning)

1.

Establish a conditioned response.

2.

Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control. Synonyms: check, discipline, train. "Is this dog trained?"

3.

Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement. Synonyms: qualify, specify, stipulate. "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

4.

Put into a better state.

5.

Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny.

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"Conditions" Quotes from Famous Books

... to him begged him to speak with it at all the village meeting-places on his way along the coast of Upolu to his residence on Savaii, and exhort the people to "plant the ti-root and sugar-cane, and give up stealing." Faatoafe accepted the staff on those conditions, and was faithful to make "planting and not stealing" the theme of his addresses to the people as he went on from Manua ...

— Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before • George Turner

... tribe, of whom Radama was chief, have made slaves of great numbers of the tribes whom they have conquered. We heard, however, that they are generally kindly treated. Many of the Christians were condemned to slavery during the late persecutions; but the conditions made with those who took charge of them was, that they were to be kept constantly at hard labour. We heard much of the admirable conduct of the Christians under all their persecutions. Their heathen masters declared that they could be intrusted with any matter of importance, ...

— A Voyage round the World - A book for boys • W.H.G. Kingston

... with the golden eyes, as the young and passionate can dream. His dreams were monstrous images, unattainable extravagances—full of light, revealing invisible worlds, yet in a manner always incomplete, for an intervening veil changes the conditions of vision. ...

— The Girl with the Golden Eyes • Honore de Balzac

... this result. The abundant natural resources of the country and the material prosperity of the people are a factor that cannot be ignored. To these must in a measure be ascribed the uncritical attitude of mind, the prevailing indifference to political conditions, and the almost universal optimism which have characterized the American people. This lack of general attention to and interest in the more serious and profound questions of government has been favorable to the inculcation and acceptance of ideas of the system utterly ...

— The Spirit of American Government - A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And - Relation To Democracy • J. Allen Smith

... even as they diminished the amount of mass to be accelerated. Then the quantity of fuel burned could diminish—the tubes could grow smaller—so the rate of speed gain would remain constant. Under the highly special conditions of this particular occasion, there was a notable gain in efficiency over a liquid-fuel rocket design. For one item, the Platform would certainly have no use for fuel pumps and fuel tanks once it was in its orbit. In this way, it wouldn't ...

— Space Platform • Murray Leinster

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