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Requisite vs Precondition - What's the difference?

requisite | precondition |

As nouns the difference between requisite and precondition

is that requisite is an indispensable item; a requirement while precondition is a requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.

As an adjective requisite

is essential, required, indispensable.

As a verb precondition is

(medicine|biology) to condition in advance.

requisite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Essential, required, indispensable.

    • Synonyms

    * necessary * See also

    Related terms

    * requisition

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An indispensable item; a requirement.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1861, author=, title=Utilitarianism citation
    • , passage=But this something, what is it, unless the happiness of others, or some of the requisites of happiness?}} ----

    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.}}