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necessary condition

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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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Second, retire all of the unnecessary credit that accumulates.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2015

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