Noun
necessary condition (plural necessary conditions)
(logic) A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q.
Antonym: sufficient condition
Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence. Sholem Asch
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. Milton Friedman
All men are in need of help and depend on one another. Human solidarity is the necessary condition for the unfolding of any one individual. Erich Fromm
With all our mastery over the powers of Nature we have adhered to the view that the struggle for existence is a permanent and necessary condition of life. Frederick Soddy
There is only one necessary condition for the emergence of a new theatre, that the stage and auditorium should be open to the masses, should be able to contain a people and the actions of a people. Romain Rolland
Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group. Aslan Maskhadov