sufficient condition
Noun
Meaning
sufficient condition (plural sufficient conditions)
(logic) A statement P in relation to statement Q such that P implies Q.
Examples
Subjectivism is not an absolute principle; it is a necessary but not sufficient condition for sound methodology.
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.
The truth, of course, is that the only necessary and sufficient condition for human beings to murder one another is the simple fact of being human.
A sufficient condition for perfect recovery is that the non-zero portion of S(ƒ) be confined to a known frequency interval of width 1/T.
A sufficient condition for similarity of polygons is that corresponding sides and diagonals are proportional.
A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of an S(3,4,n) is that n 2 or 4 (mod 6).