sufficient condition
noun
1
: a proposition whose truth assures the truth of another proposition
2
: a state of affairs whose existence assures the existence of another state of affairs
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Until now, Australians have always seen that predominance as both the necessary and the sufficient condition for their security on the edge of Asia.
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Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In other words, rejecting a belief in God is by no means a sufficient condition for identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
My view is that sentience, or the ability to suffer, would be a sufficient condition, but not a necessary condition, for an AI system to have moral status.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Yippy Ki Nay largely hinges on whether the setting of a film is a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
But of course harm to victims is not a sufficient condition of tort liability.
—Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 5 July 2022
As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a sufficient condition for powerful New York Democrats.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
That's not a sufficient condition for commercial fusion energy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
Fluency in math is not a necessary or sufficient condition for being a great evolutionary scientist.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2013
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Hugh White, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2013
In other words, rejecting a belief in God is by no means a sufficient condition for identifying as an atheist.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
My view is that sentience, or the ability to suffer, would be a sufficient condition, but not a necessary condition, for an AI system to have moral status.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Yippy Ki Nay largely hinges on whether the setting of a film is a sufficient condition for genre classification.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
But of course harm to victims is not a sufficient condition of tort liability.
—Michael I. Krauss, Forbes, 5 July 2022
As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a sufficient condition for powerful New York Democrats.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
That's not a sufficient condition for commercial fusion energy.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
Fluency in math is not a necessary or sufficient condition for being a great evolutionary scientist.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2013
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“Sufficient condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sufficient%20condition. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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