bedingungsabhängiger

Bedingungsabhängiger is a German adjective used to describe something that depends on certain conditions. The term is formed from the noun Bedingung (condition) and the adjective abhängig (dependent). In practice it is used to indicate that a phenomenon, result, or action is not universal but occurs only under specified circumstances.

In academic and technical writing, the expression is often applied to variables, outcomes, or processes whose value or behavior changes with different conditions. For example, one might speak of bedingungsabhängige Variablen (condition-dependent variables) or bedingungsabhängige Ergebnisse (condition-dependent results). The form adapts to gender, number, and case, as in der bedingungsabhängige Faktor, die bedingungsabhängige Größe, or das bedingungsabhängige Phänomen.

Etymologically the word is a compound common in German, combining Bedingung and abhängig. It is related to terms such as bedingte Wahrscheinlichkeit (conditional probability) and kontextabhängig (context-dependent). The noun form conveying the relationship is Bedingungsabhängigkeit (dependence on conditions) or, more generally, Bedingungseinfluss.

Usage notes: bedingungsabhängig emphasizes a linkage to specific conditions rather than a general, universal rule. In scientific writing, it is often preferred over vague expressions like “under certain circumstances” for precision. However, when describing causal mechanisms, it may be complemented by explicit conditions to avoid ambiguity.

See also: bedingte Wahrscheinlichkeit, bedingte Forschung, kontextabhängig, abhängig, Bedingung.