requirement
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/, /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
requirement (plural requirements)
- A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
- There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes.
- Something asked.
- (engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
Usage notes[edit]
- Adjectives often used with "requirement": stringent, complex, reasonable, minimum, mandatory, important, financial, medical, educational, physical, chemical
- Verbs often used with "requirement": meet, comply with, satisfy, fulfill, impose, waive, abolish, drop, add, remove, fail to meet, ignore, understand, state, specify, increase, reduce, change, modify
Synonyms[edit]
- (prerequisite): condition, prerequisite, necessity
Hyponyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
necessity
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something asked
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engineering: constraint
Further reading[edit]
- requirement at OneLook Dictionary Search
- requirement in Britannica Dictionary
- requirement in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
- requirement in Ozdic collocation dictionary
- requirement in WordReference English Collocations