Rule vs. Condition
Difference Between Rule and Condition
Rulenoun
A regulation, law, guideline.
All participants must adhere to the rules.Conditionnoun
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Rulenoun
A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
Conditionnoun
A requirement or requisite.
Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.What other planets might have the right conditions for life?The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.Rulenoun
A straight line continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like, especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
Conditionnoun
(legal) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
Rulenoun
A regulating principle.
Conditionnoun
The health status of a medical patient.
My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.Rulenoun
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
Conditionnoun
The state or quality.
National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.Rulenoun
A normal condition or state of affairs.
My rule is to rise at six o'clock.As a rule, our senior editors are serious-minded.Conditionnoun
A particular state of being.
Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.Rulenoun
(obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
Conditionnoun
(obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
A man of his condition has no place to make request.Rulenoun
(legal) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
Conditionverb
To subject to the process of acclimation.
I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.Rulenoun
(math) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
a rule for extracting the cube rootConditionverb
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.Rulenoun
A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
Conditionverb
(transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
Ruleverb
(transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
Conditionverb
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
Ruleverb
To excel.
This game rules!Conditionverb
(transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
Ruleverb
(transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules lines.
Conditionverb
(transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
Ruleverb
(intransitive) To decide judicially.
Conditionverb
(transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
Ruleverb
(transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
Conditionverb
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.
to condition a student who has failed in some branch of studyRulenoun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;
it was his rule to take a walk before breakfastshort haircuts were the regulationConditionverb
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
Rulenoun
something regarded as a normative example;
the convention of not naming the main characterviolence is the rule not the exceptionhis formula for impressing visitorsConditionnoun
a state at a particular time;
a condition (or state) of disrepairthe current status of the arms negotiationsRulenoun
prescribed guide for conduct or action
Conditionnoun
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing;
the human conditionRulenoun
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
Conditionnoun
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
Rulenoun
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;
their principles of composition characterized all their worksConditionnoun
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement;
the contract set out the conditions of the leasethe terms of the treaty were generousRulenoun
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system;
the principle of the conservation of massthe principle of jet propulsionthe right-hand rule for inductive fieldsConditionnoun
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
Rulenoun
the duration of a monarch's or government's power;
during the rule of ElizabethConditionnoun
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;
another consideration is the time it would takeRulenoun
dominance or power through legal authority;
France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africathe rule of CaesarConditionnoun
the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
Rulenoun
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted;
he knew the rules of chessConditionverb
establish a conditioned response
Rulenoun
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order;
the rule of St. DominicConditionverb
train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;
Parents must discipline their childrenIs this dog trained?Rulenoun
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems;
he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signshe gave us a general formula for attacking polynomialsConditionverb
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 lifeThe contract stipulates the dates of the paymentsRulenoun
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
Conditionverb
put into a better state;
he conditions old carsRuleverb
exercise authority over; as of nations;
Who is governing the country now?Conditionverb
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny;
I condition my hair after washing itRuleverb
decide with authority;
The King decreed that all first-born males should be killedRuleverb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
Money reigns supreme hereHispanics predominate in this neighborhoodRuleverb
decide on and make a declaration about;
find someone guiltyRuleverb
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
Ruleverb
mark or draw with a ruler;
rule the marginsRuleverb
keep in check;
rule one's temper
