precondition

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Noun

precondition (plural preconditions)

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

   A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.

Synonyms

• prerequisite

Translations

• French: condition préalable, précondition
• German: Vorbedingung, Voraussetzung
• Portuguese: pré-condição
• Russian: предвари́тельное усло́вие

Verb

precondition (preconditions, present participle preconditioning; past and past participle preconditioned)

1. (medicine, biology) To condition in advance

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