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Requirement vs Exigency - What's the difference?

requirement | exigency |

As nouns the difference between requirement and exigency

is that requirement is a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory while exigency is the demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural ).

requirement

English

(wikipedia requirement)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.
  • Something asked.
  • (engineering) 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

    * Adjectives often used with "requirement": stringent, complex, reasonable, 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

    * (prerequisite) condition, prerequisite, necessity

    Derived terms

    * functional requirement * requirements engineering * requirements analysis

    External links

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    exigency

    English

    Noun

    (exigencies)
  • The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural. )
  • An urgent situation.
  • A situation requiring extreme effort or attention.

    • Synonyms

    * exigence * necessity * urgency

    Related terms

    * exigent * exiguity * exiguous

    External links

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