precondition

Examples

• All

• Thus, political fragmentation on one side became the precondition for the integration of markets on the other side.

  Academic text (1999)

• The preconditions for the pursuit of truth are threefold.

  Dad Saves America

• The free development of each is the precondition for the free development of all.

  Robinson Erhardt

• See, we put a precondition that A is not less than B.

• Friends are just so important as a precondition for finding the love of your life.

• We would like to add another precondition.

  Default (2014)

• A matter of mutual trust, but also obviously a precondition for further employment.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Love yourself, for loving yourself is a precondition for loving your neighbor.

• Many scholars have argued that a decentralized constitution is a precondition for successful economic development.

  Academic text (1992)

• These are the crucial preconditions for democracy and prosperity, and they belong together.

Synonyms

T

term

vsprecondition

• Formal

∞ 3.3

A condition or rule in an agreement that people must follow

refers to required conditions generally, not only contractual clauses

C

condition

vsprecondition

• Formal

878 3.2

A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted

is specifically about requirements needed before another action occurs

S

stipulation

vsprecondition

• Formal

18 6.6

A condition in an agreement that someone must follow

is any required condition rather than only ones written in agreements

P

prerequisite

vsprecondition

1 6.6

Needed before something else can happen

is a general required condition rather than naming a specific prior step

E

essential condition

vsprecondition

1 3.5

Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen

is the same idea but used generally, not only stressing necessity

How Necessary

necessity

274 2.0

precondition

32 5.5

requirement

687 2.0

condition

893 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology