必要條件

简 必要条件 · 繁 必要條件
Mandarin · pinyin bì yào tiáo jiàn

Meanings

  1. requirement
  2. necessary condition (math)
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必
bì · surely, most certainly; must
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
條
tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
件
jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
条
tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
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4–4–2–4 · bi4 yao4 tiao2 jian4

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bit1 jiu3 tiu4 gin2

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noun

  1. (logic) necessary condition

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