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prerequisite
1. adj. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.
2. n. 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.
3. n. 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.

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The basic prerequisite for every progress is the conviction that the necessary is possible.

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