sine qua non

English - Turkish

Definition of sine qua non in English Turkish dictionary: olmazsa olmaz şart; onsuz olmaz; zaruri şey; olmazsa olmaz; vazgeçilmez koşul; olmazsa olmaz şey; gerekli şart

English - English

Definition of sine qua non in English English dictionary: 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