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n. condition as part of a program

n. an illness, disease, or other medical problem; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"

n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"

experimental condition

n. the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

shape

n. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

precondition, stipulation

n. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

condition

v. establish a conditioned response

condition

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

condition

v. apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"

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saying, expression, locution

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

formula, expression

n. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

event

n. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

necessity

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

ailment, complaint, ill

n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

predicament, quandary, plight

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

regulation

n. the state of being controlled or governed

need, want

n. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

prerequisite, requirement

n. something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

disease

n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

sickness

n. defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

grade, level, tier

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

context, circumstance, setting

n. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

circumstance

n. formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

phase, form

n. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

plane

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

standing

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

prerequisite, requirement

n. something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

term

n. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

reservation

n. the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

habituate, accustom

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

check, chink

v. make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

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