PREREQUISITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prerequisite mean? 

• PREREQUISITE (noun)
  The noun PREREQUISITE has 1 sense:

1. something that is required in advance

  Familiarity information: PREREQUISITE used as a noun is very rare.

• PREREQUISITE (adjective)
  The adjective PREREQUISITE has 1 sense:

1. required as a prior condition or course of study

  Familiarity information: PREREQUISITE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREREQUISITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that is required in advance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

prerequisite; requirement

Context example:

Latin was a prerequisite for admission

Hypernyms ("prerequisite" is a kind of...):

duty; obligation; responsibility (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prerequisite"):

precondition (a condition that is a prerequisite)

academic requirement (a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program)

essential condition; sine qua non (a prerequisite)

Derivation:

prerequisite (required as a prior condition or course of study)

• PREREQUISITE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Required as a prior condition or course of study

Similar:

obligatory (morally or legally constraining or binding)

Derivation:

prerequisite (something that is required in advance)

 Context examples 

An unknown kinase recruited by the enhanceosome phosphorylates H3 Ser 10, a prerequisite for H3K14 acetylation by PCAF.

(IFN-Beta Enhancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

L-778,123 is a dual inhibitor of farnesyl:protein and geranylgeranyl:protein transferases; both enzymes catalyze prenylation of oncoprotein KRAS, a prerequisite step in activation of KRAS in signal transduction pathway of apoptosis.

(L-778,123, NCI Thesaurus)

These signaling events culminate in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton; a prerequisite for changes in cell shape and motility, and gene expression.

(Focal Adhesion Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The darkish streaks are considered special regions on Mars, where extra precautions must be taken to prevent contamination because of the suspected presence of liquid water, considered a prerequisite for life.

(NASA Weighs Use of Rover to Image Potential Mars Water Sites, NASA)

They found it possible that liquid water, a prerequisite for life as we know it, might exist on parts of the planet.

(Simulations show planet orbiting Proxima Centauri could have liquid water, Wikinews)

Histone deacetylation is probably a prerequisite for subsequent methylation, as histone tails cannot be acetylated and methylated in the same time.

(Gene Silencing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Universal access to electricity and adequate and affordable housing are prerequisites to accessing cooling technologies, and are closely linked to meeting several of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mandated by the UN, the study notes.

(Billions at risk from heat stress at home, SciDev.Net)

Researchers had thought flat terrain was a prerequisite because the water table - the distance below ground where the soil becomes saturated with water - must be shallow, and that's rare on a hillside.

(NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor, NASA)