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PRECONDITION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition that is a prerequisite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("precondition" is a kind of...):

prerequisite; requirement (something that is required in advance)

Derivation:

precondition (put into the required condition beforehand)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An assumption that is taken for granted

Synonyms:

given; precondition; presumption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("precondition" is a kind of...):

assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

Synonyms:

condition; precondition; stipulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("precondition" is a kind of...):

assumption; premise; premiss (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precondition"):

boundary condition ((mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations)

provision; proviso (a stipulated condition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put into the required condition beforehand

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "precondition" is one way to...):

fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

precondition (a condition that is a prerequisite)

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