sine qua non

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a test used to establish causation in fact
An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient

...whereas some degree of political freedom is a sine qua non condition for contestation, democracy cannot be sufficiently defined in terms of liberties....

Alternative spelling of sine qua non
Latin for "without which not"; something that is absolutely essential
without which not; an indispensable condition
An indispensable condition Latin, Sine qua non potest esse or fieri (that without which [the thing] cannot be, or be done)
something that is indispensable
Latin phrase which means "without which"--refers to something which is needed in order to make the program work at all, i e without this item, a program will not work
a prerequisite
If you don't have the latest Newton's, you're not doing telecom
essential condition, necessary condition
A sine qua non is something that is essential if you want to achieve a particular thing. Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation. something that you must have, or which must exist, before something else can happen sine qua non for/of
Latin for "without which, not;" hence, an alternative way of expressing the presence of a necessary condition
\sin-ih-kwah-NON; -NOHN; sy-nih-kway-\, noun: An essential condition or element; an indispensable thing; an absolute prerequisite
An indispensable condition Latin, Sine qua non potest csse or fieri (that without which [the thing] cannot be, or be done)
causa sine qua non
requisite, necessary condition, vital circumstance (to prove a causal relationship)
sine qua nons
{i} (Latin) something absolutely necessary, something absolutely indispensable, essential condition, type of prerequisite
sine qua non

    Turkish pronunciation

    sayn kwä nän

    Synonyms

    prerequisite

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsīn ˈkwä ˈnän/ /ˈsaɪn ˈkwɑː ˈnɑːn/

    Etymology

    () Latin sine qua non, “without which not”
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