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Precondition   /prˌikəndˈɪʃən/   Listen
Precondition

noun
1.
An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.  Synonyms: condition, stipulation.
2.
An assumption that is taken for granted.  Synonyms: given, presumption.
3.
A condition that is a prerequisite.
verb
1.
Put into the required condition beforehand.





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"Precondition" Quotes from Famous Books



... more likely to acknowledge its faults to one in whom it has perfect confidence. The child's confidence can be gained only by an individual confidant. In the presence of such a confidant, a child loses all sense of false shame, and this is an indispensable precondition for effecting a really valuable enlightenment. Where no individual is forthcoming who fulfils the requirements just specified, it is usually better to dispense with the enlightenment; and above all, in this matter, a mechanical routine must ...
— The Sexual Life of the Child • Albert Moll


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