prerequisite

Plural: prerequisites

Noun

• something that is required in advance
  • "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
• Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of 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.

Adjective Satellite

• required as a prior condition or course of study

Adj

• Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Examples

• A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.
• A good command of Spanish is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.
• Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.
• The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.

Synonyms

requirement

Related Words

corequisite, perquisite, requirement

Anagrams of prerequisite