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Voraussetzung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assumption noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  • condition noun The particular state that something or someone is in, especially regarding quality or health.
  • postulate noun A statement accepted as true without needing proof, and used as a starting point for an argument. In some fields it is treated differently from an axiom, applying to one particular subject rather than being universally true.
  • precondition noun Something that must be true or happen before something else can go ahead.
  • premise noun A statement or idea assumed to be true and used as the basis for an argument or story.
  • prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.
  • requisite adj Necessary for a particular purpose; needed.

Senses

Voraussetzung is used for these senses in English:

  • assumption The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
  • assumption The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
  • condition A requirement.
  • condition A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
  • postulate A requirement; a prerequisite.
  • premise A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  • prerequisite 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.
  • requisite An indispensable item; a requirement.

assumption — full definition

  1. noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  2. noun The act of taking on a role, duty, or responsibility.

condition — full definition

  1. noun The particular state that something or someone is in, especially regarding quality or health.
  2. noun A requirement that must be met for something else to happen.
  3. verb To train someone or something to behave or react in a certain way.
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