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Precondition vs Preparation - What's the difference?

precondition | preparation |

As nouns the difference between precondition and preparation

is that precondition is a requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action while preparation is preparation.

As a verb precondition

is (medicine|biology) to condition in advance.

precondition

English

Noun

  • A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.
    • A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.

    Derived terms

    * preconditional

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (medicine, biology) To condition in advance
  • * {{quote-journal, 1996, C. Weinbrenner et al., Loss of glycogen during preconditioning is not a prerequisite for protection of the rabbit heart , Basic Research in Cardiology, volume=91, issue=5 citation
    • , passage= The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.}}

    preparation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
  • That which is prepared.
  • (countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
    • The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.

    Anagrams

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