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
Examples of necessary condition in a Sentence
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In fact, a growing body of data shows that criminal accountability and reparations are integral to preventing conflict and atrocity, and Ethiopians are unequivocal in their belief that justice is a necessary condition for peace.
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
Stocks surged Friday on news of a cooling labor market, a necessary condition for the Federal Reserve to stand down from its most aggressive monetary policy in decades which has sent stocks spiraling, even though a prominent Fed official said the latest jobs report did little to change his mindset.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Well, John, the shift to electric cars is a necessary condition for having a fighting chance of coping with climate change, and ubiquitous charging stations are a necessary condition for the cars to get bought in significant numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2021
Layoffs seem a necessary condition for a downturn.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
Boomsma believes that social animals cooperate to raise their relatives' offspring as a roundabout way to pass on the family genes, but argues that monogomy is a necessary condition for this to work.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2010
Eye contact between musicians isn’t a necessary condition for great music.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 7 June 2022
Obviously the main necessary condition is actually to keep plugging away.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
The time for student loan reform is now Honest accounting is a necessary condition for the competent operation of any government program, let alone a $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2023
Stocks surged Friday on news of a cooling labor market, a necessary condition for the Federal Reserve to stand down from its most aggressive monetary policy in decades which has sent stocks spiraling, even though a prominent Fed official said the latest jobs report did little to change his mindset.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Well, John, the shift to electric cars is a necessary condition for having a fighting chance of coping with climate change, and ubiquitous charging stations are a necessary condition for the cars to get bought in significant numbers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2021
Layoffs seem a necessary condition for a downturn.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
Boomsma believes that social animals cooperate to raise their relatives' offspring as a roundabout way to pass on the family genes, but argues that monogomy is a necessary condition for this to work.
—Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2010
Eye contact between musicians isn’t a necessary condition for great music.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 7 June 2022
Obviously the main necessary condition is actually to keep plugging away.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
The time for student loan reform is now Honest accounting is a necessary condition for the competent operation of any government program, let alone a $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
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