conditional vs provisional

conditional

adj
  • Limited by a condition. 

  • Stating that one sentence is true if another is. 

  • 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. 

provisional

adj
  • Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent. 

noun
  • A postage stamp issued locally before an official issue is released. 

  • An interim denture. 

How often have the words conditional and provisional occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )