sufficient condition
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
Examples of sufficient condition in a Sentence
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Therefore, a more stable credit environment is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for firm investment.
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London Business School, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But being recognized as possessing rights tends to be a necessary but not sufficient condition for being recognized as a potential property owner: a crested macaque has certain rights, including the right not to be treated cruelly, but cannot hold property.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
Until now, Australians have always seen that predominance as both the necessary and the sufficient condition for their security on the edge of Asia.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In other words, rejecting a belief in God is by no means a sufficient condition for identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
My view is that sentience, or the ability to suffer, would be a sufficient condition, but not a necessary condition, for an AI system to have moral status.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Yippy Ki Nay largely hinges on whether the setting of a film is a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
But of course harm to victims is not a sufficient condition of tort liability.
—Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 5 July 2022
As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a sufficient condition for powerful New York Democrats.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
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London Business School, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But being recognized as possessing rights tends to be a necessary but not sufficient condition for being recognized as a potential property owner: a crested macaque has certain rights, including the right not to be treated cruelly, but cannot hold property.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
Until now, Australians have always seen that predominance as both the necessary and the sufficient condition for their security on the edge of Asia.
—Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In other words, rejecting a belief in God is by no means a sufficient condition for identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
My view is that sentience, or the ability to suffer, would be a sufficient condition, but not a necessary condition, for an AI system to have moral status.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Yippy Ki Nay largely hinges on whether the setting of a film is a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
But of course harm to victims is not a sufficient condition of tort liability.
—Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 5 July 2022
As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a sufficient condition for powerful New York Democrats.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
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“Sufficient condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sufficient%20condition. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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