noun
given conditions; postulate; data
Technical term used in logic, mathematics, and formal reasoning to refer to the premises, assumptions, or data that are taken as given in an argument or problem.
この定理は、与件として与えられた条件から導かれる。
This theorem is derived from the conditions given as postulates.
与件を整理してから問題に取り組んでください。
Please organize the given data before tackling the problem.
Compound of 与 (give) and 件 (matter, case), literally 'given matter'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese as a translation of the logical concept of 'given' or 'postulate'.