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prerequisite

prerequisite

2 6.6
Needed before something else can happen
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
: previo
  • Completing the prerequisite courses is necessary before you can enroll in advanced classes.
  • prerequisite skills
  • prerequisite knowledge
  • prerequisite course

And I'd like to do this demonstration even though I didn't have the prerequisite ingredient, which is, I'll tell you what it is in a second.

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Examples

  • Before teaching a skill or concept, a teacher needs to examine prerequisite knowledge needed for success.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The most common types of prerequisite courses are those in English and mathematics.

    Academic text (2008)

  • - You completed all the necessary prerequisite subjects.

    Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)

  • As such, there are prerequisite requirements in terms of courses and specific knowledge.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Concept and task analysis helps in identifying students' prerequisite knowledge needed for learning new material.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Music reading will progress quickly when students have mastered the prerequisite skills and are ready to read.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Together, they identify the prerequisite skills students need in order to successfully complete a blogging project.

    Academic text (2012)

  • School psychologists must have the knowledge base and prerequisite skills to serve in the roles we have described.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The first principle of instruction requires that the prerequisite skills be addressed before the introduction of the targeted topic.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Clearly identifies prerequisite skills and provides sufficient warm-up activities to engage students' background skills.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

necessary
vsprerequisite
∞ 1.0

Needed and cannot be avoided

is needed first before another action can occur
needed
vsprerequisite
924 1.0

Required for a particular purpose or to make something possible

is something that must exist or happen before another action
required
vsprerequisite
  • Formal
438 1.4

Something a rule, law, or official says you must have

is something that must exist or happen before another action
mandatory
vsprerequisite
226 3.8

Law or rules say you must do it

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
compulsory
vsprerequisite
29 4.2

Required by law or rule

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
obligatory
vsprerequisite
  • Formal
26 5.3

Required by law, rule, or authority

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
requisite
vsprerequisite
26 6.2

Needed for a particular purpose

is required before something else as a prior condition

Antonyms

nonessential
10 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

How Necessary

essential
49 2.4
prerequisite
2 6.6
optional
90 3.3

Surface Forms

prerequisite positive

Morphology

prerequisite = requisite (transparent) = pre + requisite

Adding 'pre-' to 'requisite' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'required beforehand' or 'required in advance'.

Etymology

Prerequisite comes from pre- meaning 'before' and the root require meaning 'to need'. So if something is prerequisite, it is 'needed before' you can do the next thing.