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Stipulation vs Requirement - What's the difference?

stipulation | requirement |

As nouns the difference between stipulation and requirement

is that stipulation is the act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement while requirement is a necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.

stipulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  • Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
  • The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
    If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.
  • (botany) The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
  • 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