CONDITIONAL PROPOSITION
\kəndˈɪʃənə͡l pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \kəndˈɪʃənəl pɹˌɒpəzˈɪʃən], \k_ə_n_d_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_əl p_ɹ_ˌɒ_p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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(Log.) A proposition asserting the dependence of one categorical or positive statement on another, the former statement being called the antecedent, the resulting proposition the consequent.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.