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requirement

noun
/ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/UK/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/US

Etymology

From require + -ment.

Definitions

  1. A necessity or prerequisite

    A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

    • Near-synonyms: necessity, prerequisite, requisite, condition, rule
    • The requirements of life as we know it include carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, water, and energy.

  2. Something asked.

    • Near-synonym: request

  3. A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an…

    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.

    • Near-synonyms: specification, rule
    • System requirements not met. Go to Settings to learn more.

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Derived

corequirement, desirement, non-functional requirement, non-quality requirement, nonrequirement, peak vehicle requirement, prerequirement, requirements analysis, requirements engineering, special service requirement, subrequirement, working capital requirement

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at requirement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at requirement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at requirement

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA