prerequisite

Meaning

Adj

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Noun

1. Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
2. In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

Synonyms

condition

precondition

requirement

premise

presupposition

supposition

essential

necessity

qualification

preamble

must

required

pre-condition

antecedent

condition precedent

assumption

background

datum

have to

hypothesis

implication

necessary

preliminary

prior

reason

Translations

Voraussetzung

préalable

prérequis

pré-requisito

requisito

prerequisito

condition préalable

Vorbedingung

voorwaarde

premessa

προαπαιτούμενος

Prämisse

exigence

indispensabile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

Etymology

From pre- + requisite.