sufficient condition

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

But there may be more than one way for the consequent to be true, which means that the falsity of the sufficient condition does not guarantee that the consequent is false.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

To be sure, active content moderation is a necessary but not sufficient, condition for running a viable platform.

From The Verge • Jul. 6, 2021

While it seems reasonable that reducing polarization is necessary, it's not necessarily a sufficient condition for a healthy democracy.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2021

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