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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 con·di·tion /kənˈdɪʃən/
 條件,狀況,情況,地位(v.)調節,制約,以…為條件

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 con·di·tion /kənˈdɪʃən/ 名詞
 條件,情況,狀態

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 condition
 雙值條件

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 condition
 條件; 邏輯條件

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 condition
 ON條件; 接通條件

From: Network Terminology

 condition
 條件 情況

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·di·tion n.
 1. Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.
 I am in my condition
 A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king.   --Shak.
 And O, what man's condition can be worse
 Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse?   --Cowley.
    The new conditions of life.   --Darwin.
 2. Essential quality; property; attribute.
    It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others.   --Bacon.
 3. Temperament; disposition; character. [Obs.]
    The condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil.   --Shak.
 4. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
    I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to be whipped at the high cross every morning.   --Shak.
    Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they believe it without the condition of repentance.   --Jer. Taylor.
 5. Law A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.
 Equation of condition. Math. See under Equation.
 On condition or Upon condition (that), used for if in introducing conditional sentences. Upon condition thou wilt swear to pay him tribute . . . thou shalt be placed as viceroy under him.” --Shak.
 Conditions of sale, the terms on which it is proposed to sell property by auction; also, the instrument containing or expressing these terms.
 Syn: -- State; situation; circumstances; station; case; mode; plight; predicament; stipulation; qualification; requisite; article; provision; arrangement. See State.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·di·tion v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conditioned p. pr. & vb. n. Conditioning.]
 1. To make terms; to stipulate.
 Pay me back my credit,
 And I'll condition with ye.   --Beau. & Fl.
 2. Metaph. To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
    To think of a thing is to condition.   --Sir W. Hamilton.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·di·tion, v. t.
 1. To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.
 Seas, that daily gain upon the shore,
 Have ebb and flow conditioning their march.   --Tennyson.
 2. To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
    It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that Saturn should put to death all his male children.   --Sir W. Raleigh.
 3. U. S. Colleges To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.
 4. To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 condition
      n 1: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of
           disrepair"; "the current status of the arms
           negotiations" [syn: status]
      2: a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing;
         "the human condition"
      3: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
         something else [syn: precondition, stipulation]
      4: (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" [syn: term]
      5: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in
         condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of
         shape') [syn: shape]
      6: information that should be kept in mind when making a
         decision; "another consideration is the time it would
         take" [syn: circumstance, consideration]
      7: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a
         variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
         [syn: experimental condition]
      v 1: establish a conditioned response
      2: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach
         self-control; "Parents must discipline their children";
         "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check]
      3: 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" [syn: stipulate, qualify, specify]
      4: put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
      5: apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I
         condition my hair after washing it"