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necessary condition

noun

Definition of NECESSARY CONDITION

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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First Known Use of NECESSARY CONDITION

1651

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