necessary condition

Noun

Meaning

necessary condition (plural necessary conditions)

(logic) A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q.
Antonym: sufficient condition

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

necessity prerequisite precondition

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

necessary necessary acts necessary angle necessary data necessary day of obligation necessary evil