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
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Speaking to French magazine Le Point, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov insisted that a necessary condition for peace would be the Ukrainian military withdrawal from four regions that Russia claims to have annexed.
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Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
That leads us to the second necessary condition for a storm: atmospheric instability.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, with a legal system incapable of enforcing current legislation and characterized by slow judicial processes, inefficient courts, and weak investor protection, legal reform will be a necessary condition for an economic turnaround.
—Anders Paalzow, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2015
The cap came over the objections of lawmakers in higher-tax states like New York and New Jersey, and House Republicans from those states have made lifting the $10,000 limit a necessary condition for their votes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Alex Leff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
That leads us to the second necessary condition for a storm: atmospheric instability.
—Shuang-Ye Wu, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, with a legal system incapable of enforcing current legislation and characterized by slow judicial processes, inefficient courts, and weak investor protection, legal reform will be a necessary condition for an economic turnaround.
—Anders Paalzow, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2015
The cap came over the objections of lawmakers in higher-tax states like New York and New Jersey, and House Republicans from those states have made lifting the $10,000 limit a necessary condition for their votes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Necessary condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessary%20condition. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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