prerequisite

From pre- +‎ requisite.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

prerequisite (not comparable)

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

   The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.

• See also Thesaurus:requisite

prerequisite (plural prerequisites)

1. Something that must be gained in order to gain something else

   Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.

2. 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.

   Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.

• requisite

• corequisite
• requirement