"necessary condition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: necessary conditions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} necessary condition (plural necessary conditions)
  1. (logic) A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q. Categories (topical): Logic Related terms: prerequisite, sine qua non Coordinate_terms: sufficient condition Translations (logical statement): شَرْط ضَرُورِيّ (šarṭ ḍarūriyy) [masculine] (Arabic), noodzakelijke voorwaarde [feminine] (Dutch), välttämätön ehto (Finnish), condition nécessaire [feminine] (French), notwendige Bedingung [feminine] (German), notwendiges Kriterium [neuter] (German), condizione necessaria [feminine] (Italian), warunek konieczny [masculine] (Polish), необходи́мое усло́вие (neobxodímoje uslóvije) [neuter] (Russian), condición necesaria [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-necessary_condition-en-noun-nfucChpZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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