前提(ぜんてい)

ぜんてい
noun
premise; prerequisite; assumption
abstractcognition
1. premise; prerequisite; assumption
a condition or assumption that must be accepted as the basis for an argument, plan, or action
それを前提(ぜんてい)に話(はな)す。
I'll speak on that premise.
To date with marriage in mind.
This plan assumes everyone's participation.

Usage

  • 〜を前提(ぜんてい)に/として (on the premise of ~; assuming ~)
  • 前提(ぜんてい)条件(じょうけん) (precondition, prerequisite)
  • 大前提(だいぜんてい) (a basic premise that everything else rests on; in logic, the major premise)

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