Associations to the word «Precondition»

Wiktionary

PRECONDITION, noun. A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.
PRECONDITION, verb. (medicine) (biology) To condition in advance

Dictionary definition

PRECONDITION, noun. An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
PRECONDITION, noun. An assumption that is taken for granted.
PRECONDITION, noun. A condition that is a prerequisite.
PRECONDITION, verb. Put into the required condition beforehand.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats