necessary condition
noun
1
: a state of affairs that must prevail if another is to occur : prerequisite
2
: a proposition whose falsity assures the falsity of another
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Notably, the effect was strongest in departments where both passion mapping and safety interventions were fully implemented, supporting the interaction hypothesis from the literature: that psychological safety is a necessary condition for passion to translate into meaningful job crafting.
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Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This will affect the ability of Latinos to get ahead and eventually pass on wealth to younger generations, which for many is a necessary condition for continuing wealth accumulation across generations.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Speaking to French magazine Le Point, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov insisted that a necessary condition for peace would be the Ukrainian military withdrawal from four regions that Russia claims to have annexed.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
That leads us to the second necessary condition for a storm: atmospheric instability.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This will affect the ability of Latinos to get ahead and eventually pass on wealth to younger generations, which for many is a necessary condition for continuing wealth accumulation across generations.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Speaking to French magazine Le Point, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov insisted that a necessary condition for peace would be the Ukrainian military withdrawal from four regions that Russia claims to have annexed.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
That leads us to the second necessary condition for a storm: atmospheric instability.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Necessary condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessary%20condition. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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