Condition

A Condition is a Statement whose Truth-Value can be tested.

• Context:
  • It can be a Necessary Condition.
  • It can be a Sufficient Condition.
• See: Intensional Definition.

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References

• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/condition
  • A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false; The health status of a medical patient; The ...
• WordNet

1. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
3. a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
4. establish a conditioned response
5. circumstance: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
6. discipline: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
7. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
8. stipulate: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
9. an illness, disease, or other medical problem; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"
10. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
11. apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
12. the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

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• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condition_(SQL)
  • A relational database management system uses SQL conditions or Expression (programming) in WHERE clauses and in HAVING clauses to SELECT subsets of data.

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