Something provisional is temporary, in the sense that it's only valid for a while. You'll often hear provisional used to describe things such as governments, elections, contracts, and agreements, all of which can change into something permanent.
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements;
Adjective S.
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
a.
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision
for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a
provisional government; a provisional treaty.
Provisional
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements;
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In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.
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