precondition
A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of actionA condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
» Consciousness is a precondition of being.
Meaning
2 sensesA condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.
Vorbedingung, Voraussetzung
предвари́тельное усло́виеpredvarítelʹnoje uslóvije, предпосы́лкаpredposýlka
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.
- a condition that is a prerequisite
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- an assumption that is taken for granted
Examples
4 sentencesConsciousness is a precondition of being.
High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
My cat's affection was preconditioned, reasonably enough, on my feeding it.
According to Ms. Morillon, the report disproves the theory that economic prosperity is a precondition for democracy.
Translations
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Forms
plural: preconditionsSynonyms
5 synonyms- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else:conditionstipulation
- an assumption that is taken for granted:givenpresumption