English Explanatory Dictionary

requirement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
  2. Something asked.
  3. A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-requirement.wav

Word forms

requirement requirements

Etymology

From require + -ment.

Synonyms

necessity prerequisite requisite condition rule request specification

Derived words

corequirement desirement non-functional requirement non-quality requirement nonrequirement peak vehicle requirement prerequirement requirements analysis requirements engineering special service requirement subrequirement working capital requirement
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