precondition

pre·con·di·tion

(prē′kən-dĭsh′ən)

A condition that must exist or be established before something can occur or be considered; a prerequisite.

tr.v. pre·con·di·tioned, pre·con·di·tion·ing, pre·con·di·tions

To condition, train, or accustom in advance.

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precondition

(ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən)

a necessary or required condition; prerequisite

(Psychology) (tr) psychol to present successively two stimuli to (an organism) without reinforcement so that they become associated; if a response is then conditioned to the second stimulus on its own, the same response will be evoked by the first stimulus

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pre•con•di•tion

(ˌpri kənˈdɪʃ ən)

n.

1. something that is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.

v.t.

2. to subject to a special preparation that will permit or facilitate a subsequent experience, process, etc.: to precondition a surface to receive paint.

[1910–15]

precondition

Past participle: preconditioned
Gerund: preconditioning

Imperative
precondition
precondition

Present
I precondition
you precondition
he/she/it preconditions
we precondition
you precondition
they precondition

Preterite
I preconditioned
you preconditioned
he/she/it preconditioned
we preconditioned
you preconditioned
they preconditioned

Present Continuous
I am preconditioning
you are preconditioning
he/she/it is preconditioning
we are preconditioning
you are preconditioning
they are preconditioning

Present Perfect
I have preconditioned
you have preconditioned
he/she/it has preconditioned
we have preconditioned
you have preconditioned
they have preconditioned

Past Continuous
I was preconditioning
you were preconditioning
he/she/it was preconditioning
we were preconditioning
you were preconditioning
they were preconditioning

Past Perfect
I had preconditioned
you had preconditioned
he/she/it had preconditioned
we had preconditioned
you had preconditioned
they had preconditioned

Future
I will precondition
you will precondition
he/she/it will precondition
we will precondition
you will precondition
they will precondition

Future Perfect
I will have preconditioned
you will have preconditioned
he/she/it will have preconditioned
we will have preconditioned
you will have preconditioned
they will have preconditioned

Future Continuous
I will be preconditioning
you will be preconditioning
he/she/it will be preconditioning
we will be preconditioning
you will be preconditioning
they will be preconditioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been preconditioning
you have been preconditioning
he/she/it has been preconditioning
we have been preconditioning
you have been preconditioning
they have been preconditioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been preconditioning
you will have been preconditioning
he/she/it will have been preconditioning
we will have been preconditioning
you will have been preconditioning
they will have been preconditioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been preconditioning
you had been preconditioning
he/she/it had been preconditioning
we had been preconditioning
you had been preconditioning
they had been preconditioning

Conditional
I would precondition
you would precondition
he/she/it would precondition
we would precondition
you would precondition
they would precondition

Past Conditional
I would have preconditioned
you would have preconditioned
he/she/it would have preconditioned
we would have preconditioned
you would have preconditioned
they would have preconditioned

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Noun	1.	precondition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else condition, stipulation assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" boundary condition - (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations provision, proviso - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
	2.	precondition - an assumption that is taken for granted given, presumption supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
	3.	precondition - a condition that is a prerequisite prerequisite, requirement - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
Verb	1.	precondition - put into the required condition beforehand gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

precondition

noun necessity, essential, requirement, prerequisite, must, sine qua non (Latin) The removal of troops is a precondition to any agreement.

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precondition

noun

Something indispensable:

condition, essential, must, necessity, need, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non.

Translations

Voraussetzung Vorbedingung

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전제 조건

förutsättning

precondition

[ˈpriːkənˈdɪʃən] N → condición f previa

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precondition

[ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃ^ən] n → condition f préalable
a precondition for sth → une condition préalable à qchpre-cooked precooked [priːˈkʊkt] adj → précuit(e)

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precondition

n → (Vor)bedingung f, → Voraussetzung f; to make something a precondition → etw zur Voraussetzung or Bedingung machen

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precondition

[ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃ/ən] n → condizione f indispensabile

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The NJEM's General-Secretary Huthayfa Mohi Eddeen told Sudan Tribune that chairman Younis will arrive Khartoum Monday to confer with Omer al-Bashir on the precondition of the extension of the ceasefire.

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In an 18-page decision penned by Associate Justice Danton Bueser, the CA's Special Sixteenth Division upheld the validity of the resolution issued by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) denying MacroAsia's application for issuance of a certification precondition necessary for the latter to proceed with the extraction activities at Brooke's Point.

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"Political transformation is needed," a written statement said, but "it is not a precondition for ending violence; rather it will accompany the cessation of violence and the rebuilding of trust."