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noun
1
: a proposition whose truth assures the truth of another proposition
2
: a state of affairs whose existence assures the existence of another state of affairs
Example Sentences
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As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a sufficient condition for powerful New York Democrats.
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Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
That's not a sufficient condition for commercial fusion energy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
Fluency in math is not a necessary or sufficient condition for being a great evolutionary scientist.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2013
Yippy Ki Nays will have to argue that setting alone is not a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
Probable success in America is a necessary and sufficient condition for the development of new drugs.
—Charles L. Hooper And David R. Henderson, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
High home prices and a lack of supply seem to be a necessary but not sufficient condition for growing the ADU market.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 13 May 2022
Yet recent events show there's no reason to treat Trump as a necessary and sufficient condition of political mayhem.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 6 Apr. 2022
The myths about artistic genius that spring up around figures like Rimbaud and van Gogh suggest that uncompromising perversity is a necessary and sufficient condition for greatness.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
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Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
That's not a sufficient condition for commercial fusion energy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
Fluency in math is not a necessary or sufficient condition for being a great evolutionary scientist.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2013
Yippy Ki Nays will have to argue that setting alone is not a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
Probable success in America is a necessary and sufficient condition for the development of new drugs.
—Charles L. Hooper And David R. Henderson, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
High home prices and a lack of supply seem to be a necessary but not sufficient condition for growing the ADU market.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 13 May 2022
Yet recent events show there's no reason to treat Trump as a necessary and sufficient condition of political mayhem.
—Damon Linker, The Week, 6 Apr. 2022
The myths about artistic genius that spring up around figures like Rimbaud and van Gogh suggest that uncompromising perversity is a necessary and sufficient condition for greatness.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of sufficient condition was
in 1885
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“Sufficient condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sufficient%20condition. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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