sufficient condition

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1. In mathematics, a condition that must be satisfied for a statement to be true and without which the statement cannot be true. For example, although no one can run for president of the United States unless he or she is thirty-five or older, simply being thirty-five is not a sufficient condition to be president. (Compare necessary condition.)

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sufficient condition

By late 2022, the interest rate paid on reserves started to exceed the yield on the Fed’s holdings of Treasury debt, a necessary if not sufficient condition for ending this form of financial repression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"The hot spots are a necessary but not sufficient condition," she said.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025

"From the Fed's perspective, cooler goods prices are a necessary, but not sufficient, condition in restoring price stability right now," said Will Compernolle, macro strategist at FHN Financial in New York.

From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023

As you can see, the antecedent/first part is the sufficient condition, while the consequent/second part of the conditional is the necessary condition.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

While food production was thus a necessary condition for the evolution or early adoption of writing, it was not a sufficient condition.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond