sufficient condition
nounDefinition of sufficient condition
1
: a proposition whose truth assures the truth of another proposition
2
: a state of affairs whose existence assures the existence of another state of affairs
Examples of sufficient condition in a Sentence
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But, again, big trends have multiple causes, and just making the better phone isn’t necessarily a sufficient condition for success. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "How Android got big," 24 Oct. 2018 In their own words, though, their expression represents a sufficient condition but not a necessary condition. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Entanglement allows one party to control measurement results," 16 Sep. 2018 But Jewish leadership was neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for the passage of the 1965 immigration law. — Abraham Miller, WSJ, "The Theory Behind That Charlottesville Slogan," 2 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sufficient condition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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