Requirement vs Prerequisite - What's the difference?
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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.
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 synonym of requirement.
As nouns the difference between requirement and prerequisite
is that requirement is a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory 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.requirement
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(wikipedia requirement)Noun
(en noun)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, modifySynonyms
* (prerequisite) condition, prerequisite, necessityDerived terms
* functional requirement * requirements engineering * requirements analysisExternal links
*prerequisite
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* See alsoNoun
(en noun)- Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.
- Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics .