Definition of: condition

(kən·dish′ən) noun
1. The state or mode in which a person or thing exists.
2. State of health; especially, a favorable or sound state of health.
3. A modifying circumstance.
4. An event, fact, or the like that is necessary to the occurrence of some other, though not its cause; a pre-requisite.
5. Something required as prerequisite to a promise or to its fulfilment.
6. A grade or rank; especially, high social position.
7. Gram. That clause of a conditional sentence usually introduced by if, unless, etc.
8. A conditional proposition upon which another proposition depends as consequent.
9. U.S. a A requirement that a student who has not done satisfactory work in a college or university course do additional work to avoid failing the course. b A grade, often indicated by E, signifying this requirement.
—v.t.
1. To place a stipulation or stipulations upon; prescribe.
2. To be the stipulation of or prerequisite to.
3. To specify as a stipulation or requirement.
4. To render fit.
5. Psychol. To train to a behavior pattern or conditioned response.
6. U.S. To subject (a student) to a condition.
—v.i.
7. To stipulate. [<L condicio, -onis agreement <condicere <com- together + dicere say]
—con·di′tion·er noun