This is the 17856th most frequent Russian word.
условный
"Conditional."
Here, "условной" refers to a group defined under certain conditions or assumptions, hence "conditional".
Этот эксперимент был проведён с условной группой участников.
This experiment was conducted with a conditional group of participants.
In this sentence, "условное" means a penalty or punishment that is conditional, often implying it is not imposed immediately but contingent upon further behavior.
У него условное наказание за это преступление.
He has a suspended sentence for this crime.
Here, "условное" signifies that the decision is provisional or tentative, based on certain conditions possibly to be clarified later.