conditional vs express

conditional

adj
  • Stating that one sentence is true if another is. 

  • Limited by a condition. 

  • Expressing a condition or supposition. 

noun
  • A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false. 

  • A condition (a limitation or restriction). 

  • A statement that one sentence is true if another is. 

  • The conditional mood. 

  • An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point. 

express

adj
  • Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied. 

  • Truly depicted; exactly resembling. 

  • Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops. 

  • Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type. 

noun
  • An express office. 

  • That which is sent by an express messenger or message. 

  • A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly. 

  • A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another. 

  • An express rifle. 

  • A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier. 

verb
  • To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA. 

  • To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit. 

  • To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk). 

  • To translate messenger RNA into protein. 

adv
  • Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops. 

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