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 Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
- precondition noun A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
- 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
- noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
- noun The act of taking on a role, duty, or responsibility.
condition — full definition
- noun The particular state that something or someone is in, especially regarding quality or health.
- noun A requirement that must be met for something else to happen.
- verb To train someone or something to behave or react in a certain way.