Precondition

Definition: Precondition

Precondition

Noun

1. An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.

2. An assumption that is taken for granted.

3. A condition that is a prerequisite.

Verb

1. Put into the required condition beforehand.

Date "precondition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Domain	Definition
Computing	A preliminary condition as defined by a type of logic instruction. Source: European Union. (references)
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In computer programming, a precondition is a fact that must always be true just prior to the execution of some section of code. Preconditions are sometimes tested using assertions within the code itself. Often, preconditions are simply included in the documentation of the affected section of code.

Related: Design by contract, Postcondition

Synonyms: Precondition

Synonyms: condition (n), given (n), presumption (n), stipulation (n). (additional references)

Synonym by domain: preconditioned (computing).

Crosswords: Precondition

English words defined with "precondition": presuppose. (references)

Specialty definitions using "precondition": axiomatic semantics. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Leonardo da Vinci : vocational training--a precondition for technological and organisational change (reference) The middle class as a precondition of a sustainable society : papers from a sociological conference in Bulgaria (reference) (more book examples)
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	The liberation of women is a basic requirement for the revolution, the guarantee of its continuity and a precondition of its victory. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Friedrich Nietzsche	For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity or perception to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Ukraine	Ukraine rescheduled its debt with the Paris Club of sovereign borrowers in July 2001. Resumption of the IMF's EFF funding is a precondition for this debt agreement to take effect. (references)
	Ukraine	The Export-Import Bank requires a GOU state guarantee as a precondition to making loans to Ukraine, and since GOU refuses to issue state guarantees, ExIm is currently inactive in Ukraine. (references)
	Russia	Western energy companies insist that PSA, while not adequate in itself, is a precondition for major Western energy investment in Russia. (references)
Minorities	Hungary	The law considers that the establishment of local minority self-governments is a necessary precondition for the enforcement of the rights of ethnic minorities. (references)
Political Economy	HONG KONG	The basic precondition for registration is a minimum of seven persons who serve in the same occupation. (references)
Trade	Egypt	In all cases, it is a precondition that all details are to be in conformity with what is mentioned above. (references)
Women	South Africa	For example, township housing transfer schemes favor existing title holders, who tend to be men, and women in rural areas find it hard to obtain security of tenure, which is a precondition for accessing housing subsidies. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Precondition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.94% of the time. "Precondition" is used about 188 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	98.94%	186	22,556
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.06%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	188	N/A

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Language		Translations for "precondition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		parapërgatit (forearm, prearrange), parakusht, vë kusht (bargain). (various references)

Arabic		‏وضع شرط مسبق, ‏شرط مسبق (prerequisite). (various references)

Bulgarian		предварително условие (premise, reserve), предпоставка (datum, postulate, premise, prerequisite), подготвям предварително. (various references)

Chinese		首要条件. (various references)

Czech		předpoklad (assumption, condition, hypothesis, postulate, premise, prerequisite, presumption, presupposition, supposition), předbìžná podmínka. (various references)

Danish		forhåndsbetingelse. (various references)

Dutch		preconditie. (various references)

Finnish		ennakkoehto (prerequisite). (various references)

French		prédicat (predicate), conditionner, condition préalable (prerequisite). (various references)

German		Vorbedingung (prerequisite). (various references)

Greek		προσυνθήκη, προϋπόθεση (condition, premise, presupposition, supposition). (various references)

Hebrew		ת� אי מוק�"ם (prerequisite). (various references)

Hungarian		előfeltétel (prerequisite, requirement, requisite). (various references)

Indonesian		prasyarat. (various references)

Italian		predicato (predicate), condizione indispensabile. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		前提条件 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぜ�"ていじょうけ�". (various references)

Korean		� �� 조건. (various references)

Pig Latin		econditionpray

Portuguese		pré-condição. (various references)

Russian		заранее обусловить. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		preduslov (prerequisite). (various references)

Spanish		condición previa (prerequisite). (various references)

Swedish		förhandsvillkor, förbehandla. (various references)

Turkish		yer almak (be in the swim, be out of the swim, fall into, fall within, figure, put in an appearance, rank among, rank as, rank with, take a pew), katılmak (accompany, adhere, affiliate, ally, ally oneself, attach oneself to, attend, be a party to, be in the swim, be out of breath, be out of the swim, be superadded, chip in, club, club together, come into, contract in, contribute, enter, enter into, go in for, go with, identify oneself with, join, join in, mingle, number, partake, participate, play ball, put in an appearance, range, share, share in, sit for, sit in, stand in, subscribe, subscribe to, take a share in, take part, team up, weigh in with), önceden hazırlamak (prearrange, predispose, prefabricate, preset), ön koşul (prior condition, reservation, reserve). (various references)

Ukrainian		обумовити заздалегідь, передумова (background, prerequisite). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "precondition": preconditioned, preconditioning, preconditions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Precondition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: presedation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "precondition" (pronounced prē'kundi"shun)
10	-r ē' k u n d i" sh u n	recondition.
8	-k u n d i" sh u n	condition.
6	-n d i" sh u n	rendition.
5	-d i" sh u n	addition, audition, edition, erudition, expedition, extradition, sedition, tradition.
4	-i" sh u n	abolition, academician, acquisition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, electrician, emission, exhibition, exposition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, transition, transmission, tuition, volition.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-r-t"
	-1 letter: conditioner, recondition.
	-2 letters: prediction.
	-3 letters: condition, depiction, direction, entropion, inception, incondite, inotropic, noncredit, nonerotic, nonpoetic, opinioned, perdition, peridotic, portioned, prenotion, rendition.
	-4 letters: centroid, coeditor, condoner, connoted, cornpone, creodont, depictor, dioptric, dipteron, doctrine, endpoint, entropic, epidotic, inceptor, incident, indentor, indicter, indictor, indirect, intrepid, nicotine, noontide, optioned, pecorini, pecorino, periodic, periotic, pinioned, pointier, protonic, reindict, retinoid.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-r-t"
	+1 letter: preconditions.
	+2 letters: preconditioned.
	+3 letters: preconditioning.
	+5 letters: counterpetitioned.
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