- condition, precondition, stipulation - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
--1 is a kind of premise, premiss, assumption
--1 has particulars: boundary condition; provision, proviso - given, presumption, precondition - an assumption that is taken for granted
--2 is a kind of assumption, supposition, supposal
- precondition - a condition that is a prerequisite
--3 is a kind of prerequisite, requirement
Derived form: verb precondition1