precondition

Thân thiện

A successful negotiation is often a precondition for a lasting peace agreement.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A condition that must be fulfilled before other things can happen or be done; a prerequisite. It is something required as a prior condition for a subsequent event or action.
   • An assumption that is taken for granted; a preliminary belief or fact upon which further reasoning or action depends.

2. Verb:

   • To put (someone or something) into the required condition beforehand; to prepare or condition in advance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • A good credit score is often a precondition for obtaining a mortgage.
  • The ceasefire was a precondition for the peace talks to begin.
  • His argument was based on the precondition that all people are inherently rational.

• Verb:

  • The software preconditions the data before running the complex analysis.
  • Athletes carefully precondition their muscles before intense training to prevent injury.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a precondition for/of something": To be an essential prior condition.

  • Trust is a fundamental precondition for a successful partnership.

• "To meet/satisfy/fulfill the preconditions": To satisfy the necessary prior requirements.

  • The applicant failed to meet the preconditions for entry into the program.

Variants and Related Words

• Preconditioning (n): The action or process of preparing or conditioning something in advance.

  • The preconditioning of the material ensures it can withstand high temperatures.

• Preconditional (adj): Of the nature of or relating to a precondition. (Less common)

Synonyms

• Noun: Prerequisite, requirement, condition, stipulation, presumption, assumption.
• Verb: Prepare, prime, ready, treat in advance.

Related Phrases

• "As a precondition": Used to introduce a necessary prior condition.
  • The contract was signed, as a precondition, upon receipt of the initial payment.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The noun form typically refers to a concrete requirement or a foundational assumption.
• The verb form is less common and is often used in technical, scientific, or formal contexts to describe a preparatory process.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a condition that is a prerequisite
2. an assumption that is taken for granted
3. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

Verb

1. put into the required condition beforehand

Từ đồng nghĩa

• given
• presumption
• condition
• stipulation