Corequisite vs Prerequisite - What's the difference?
corequisite | prerequisite | Related terms |
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course; compare prerequisite.
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
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 .
Prerequisite is a related term of corequisite.
As nouns the difference between corequisite and prerequisite
is that corequisite is a course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course; compare {{term|prerequisite|lang=en}} while prerequisite is something that must be gained in order to gain something else.As an adjective prerequisite is
required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.corequisite
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(en noun)Usage notes
Much less common than prerequisite.prerequisite
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(en noun)- Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.
- Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics .