十じゅう分ぶん条じょう件けん

noun

sufficient condition

Technical term in logic and mathematics. A condition that, if satisfied, guarantees the truth of a statement. Contrasts with 必要条件 (necessary condition).

See also: 必要条件

• 雨あめが降ふれば地じ面めんが濡ぬれる。つまり、雨あめは地じ面めんが濡ぬれるための十じゅう分ぶん条じょう件けんだ。

  If it rains, the ground gets wet. In other words, rain is a sufficient condition for the ground to be wet.