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prerequisite

prerequisite

1 6.6
Needed before something else can happen
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
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  • 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.

  • 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
mandatory
vsprerequisite
239 3.8

Law or rules say you must do it

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
compulsory
vsprerequisite
31 4.2

Required by law or rule

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
requisite
vsprerequisite
28 6.2

Needed for a particular purpose

is required before something else as a prior condition
obligatory
vsprerequisite
  • Formal
27 5.3

Required by law, rule, or authority

is a condition that must be met before something else happens
needed
vsprerequisite
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
1.4

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

is something that must exist or happen before another action

Antonyms

11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

How Necessary

essential
50 2.4
prerequisite
1 6.6
optional
99 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.