necessary condition

Cultural  

1. In mathematics, a condition that must be satisfied for a statement to be true, but that does not in and of itself make it true. For example, a necessary condition to become president of the United States is that a candidate be over thirty-five years of age, but just being over thirty-five does not make one president.

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Example Sentences

To us, quality is a necessary condition.

From Barron's

They were told there was one necessary condition for winning the election: a good economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rate increases that started that year, plus inflation and pandemic after-effects, were enough to push some of Japan’s zombie companies out of business at long last—a painful but necessary condition for future economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Endorsing the moral equality of human beings, Lincoln implied, was a necessary condition for being fully American.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Reducing inflation was a necessary condition, but it is not sufficient."

From Barron's