The difference between Conditional and Hypothetical
When used as nouns, conditional means a conditional sentence, whereas hypothetical means a hypothetical situation or proposition.
When used as adjectives, conditional means limited by a condition, whereas hypothetical means based upon a hypothesis.
check bellow for the other definitions of Conditional and Hypothetical
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Conditional as a noun (grammar):
A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
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Conditional as a noun (grammar):
The conditional mood.
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Conditional as a noun (logic):
A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
Examples:
"A implies B" is a conditional."
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Conditional as a noun (programming):
An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
Examples:
"<code>if</code> and <code>while</code> are conditionals in some programming languages."
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Conditional as a noun (obsolete):
A limitation.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Conditional as an adjective:
Limited by a condition.
Examples:
"I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy."
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Conditional as an adjective (logic):
Stating that one sentence is true if another is.
Examples:
"A implies B" '' is a conditional statement."
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Conditional as an adjective (grammar):
Expressing a condition or supposition.
Examples:
"a conditional word, mode, or tense"
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Hypothetical as an adjective:
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
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Hypothetical as an adjective (philosophy):
conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
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Hypothetical as a noun:
A hypothetical situation or proposition
Examples:
"These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information."