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sufficient condition

sufficient condition A sufficient condition is something whose occurrence guarantees another event: if it happens, the other event also happens.

A sufficient condition is something whose occurrence guarantees another event: if it happens, the other event also happens. In the same logical contrast, a necessary condition is something without which the other event does not occur.