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förutsättning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.

Senses

förutsättning is used for these senses in English:

  • postulate A requirement; a prerequisite.
  • 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.

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.

postulate — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun A basic idea or rule that something else is built on.
  3. noun Something that must be true or in place before something else can happen.
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