unconditioned

[ uhn-kuhn-dish-uhnd ]

adjective

1. not subject to conditions; absolute.
2. Psychology. not proceeding from or dependent on a conditioning of the individual; natural; innate: Compare conditioned ( def 3 ).

   unconditioned behavior.

unconditioned

/ ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənd /

adjective

1. See conditioned
   psychol characterizing an innate reflex and the stimulus and response that form parts of it Compare conditioned
2. metaphysics unrestricted by conditions; infinite; absolute
3. without limitations; unconditional

Derived Forms

• ˌunconˈditionedness, noun

Other Words From

• uncon·ditioned·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unconditioned¹

First recorded in 1625–35; un- ¹ + conditioned

Example Sentences

It is, however, necessary to distinguish between conditioned and unconditioned probability.

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An unconditioned civil death awaits her in case of widowhood—even if this sad fate befalls her when she is two or three years old.

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The unconditioned is its country, its native land, its home.

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All you can say of it is that it is a conditioned effect of an unconditioned cause.

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The unconditioned God is argued for only that it may serve as the basis for the belief in a personal one.

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