Precondition Definition

prēkən-dĭshən
preconditions
noun
preconditions
A condition required beforehand if something else is to occur, be done, etc.
Webster's New World

A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.

A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.
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verb
preconditions
To prepare (someone or something) to behave, react, etc. in a certain way under certain conditions.
Webster's New World
To condition, train, or accustom in advance.
American Heritage

(medicine, biology) To condition in advance.

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Other Word Forms of Precondition

Noun

Singular:
precondition
Plural:
preconditions

Origin of Precondition

Precondition Sentence Examples

  • God sets no preconditions here, not even the precondition of repentance.

  • Yet such a desire seems to be a precondition of the highest kind of creative originality.

  • The first precondition for the development of acute otitis media is exposure to an organism capable of causing the infection.

  • A task's precondition is examined when, and only when, its scheduling constraints are met.

  • Hence, morality and patriotism cannot be meaningfully contrasted as distinct strands of normative thinking; patriotism cannot be meaningfully contrasted as distinct strands of normative thinking; patriotism is the precondition of moral functioning.

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