Prerequisite vs. Requirement

Prerequisiteadjective

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Prerequisitenoun

Something that must be gained in order to gain something else

Prerequisitenoun

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

Prerequisiteadjective

Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.

Prerequisitenoun

Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.

Prerequisitenoun

something that is required in advance;

Prerequisiteadjective

required as a prior condition or course of study

Prerequisitenoun

a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

Prerequisiteadjective

required as a prior condition

Requirementnoun

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.

Requirementnoun

Something asked.

Requirementnoun

(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.

Requirementnoun

The act of requiring; demand; requisition.

Requirementnoun

That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need.

Requirementnoun

required activity;

Requirementnoun

anything indispensable;

Requirementnoun

something that is required in advance;

Requirementnoun

a thing that is needed or wanted

Requirementnoun

a thing that is compulsory; a necessary condition

Requirement

In product development and process optimization, a requirement is a singular documented physical or functional need that a particular design, product or process aims to satisfy. It is commonly used in a formal sense in engineering design, including for example in systems engineering, software engineering, or enterprise engineering.