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Webster 1913 Edition


Requirement

Re-quire′ment

(-ment)
,
Noun.
1.
The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
2.
That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.
One of those who believe that they can fill up every
requirement
contained in the rule of righteousness.
J. M. Mason.
God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its nature and
requirements
.
Hawthorne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Requirement

REQUI'REMENT

,
Noun.
Demand; requisition.
This ruler was one of those who believe that they can fill us every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness.
The Bristol water is of service where the secretions exceed the requirements of health.

Definition 2024


requirement

requirement

English

Noun

requirement (plural requirements)

  1. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
    There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes.
  2. Something asked.
  3. (engineering) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.

Usage notes

  • Adjectives often used with "requirement": stringent, complex, reasonable, mandatory, important, financial, medical, educational, physical, chemical
  • Verbs often used with "requirement": meet, comply with, satisfy, fulfill, impose, waive, abolish, drop, add, remove, fail to meet, ignore, understand, state, specify, increase, reduce, change, modify

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Related terms

  • requirements engineering
  • requirements analysis

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