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necessary condition


necessary condition

noun

Definition of NECESSARY CONDITION

1
: a state of affairs that must prevail if another is to occur : prerequisite
2
: a proposition whose falsity assures the falsity of another

First Known Use of NECESSARY CONDITION

1696

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