precondition
A precondition is a prerequisite. It’s the thing that has to happen before something else happens. For example, as a precondition to getting your allowance, you might have to give the dog a hairdo once a week.
Precondition is often used in the negative – when world leaders meet to discuss something, they might ask for no preconditions. Clean slate. On the other hand, good grades are sometimes a precondition for joining the school basketball team. Applying for a new job can be frustrating when you realize that experience is a precondition, but you’re not sure how to get the experience without getting a job. When it’s a verb, precondition means to prepare something (or someone).
a condition that is a prerequisite
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type of:
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prerequisite, requirementsomething that is required in advance
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prerequisite, requirement
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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synonyms:
condition, stipulation-
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boundary condition(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
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provision, provisoa stipulated condition
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type of:
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assumption, premise, premissa statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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boundary condition
an assumption that is taken for granted
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synonyms:
given, presumption-
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assumption, supposal, suppositiona hypothesis that is taken for granted
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assumption, supposal, supposition
put into the required condition beforehand