prerequisite
- adjective
- /ˌpriːˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
- 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.
- 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.
- And then and then I will I will do all the the prerequisite kind of back in.
Examples
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Before teaching a skill or concept, a teacher needs to examine prerequisite knowledge needed for success.
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The most common types of prerequisite courses are those in English and mathematics.
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- You completed all the necessary prerequisite subjects.
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As such, there are prerequisite requirements in terms of courses and specific knowledge.
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Concept and task analysis helps in identifying students' prerequisite knowledge needed for learning new material.
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Music reading will progress quickly when students have mastered the prerequisite skills and are ready to read.
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Together, they identify the prerequisite skills students need in order to successfully complete a blogging project.
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School psychologists must have the knowledge base and prerequisite skills to serve in the roles we have described.
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The first principle of instruction requires that the prerequisite skills be addressed before the introduction of the targeted topic.
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Clearly identifies prerequisite skills and provides sufficient warm-up activities to engage students' background skills.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Needed and cannot be avoided
Law or rules say you must do it
Required by law or rule
Needed for a particular purpose
Required by law, rule, or authority
Required for a particular purpose or to make something possible
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
Antonyms
How Necessary
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.