chōng yào tiáo jiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(logic) necessary and sufficient condition
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Original source entry:

充要條件 充要条件 [chong1 yao4 tiao2 jian4] /(logic) necessary and sufficient condition/

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Other forms in these source records: 充要條件

  • 充
    chōng

    sufficient / full / to fill / to serve as / to act as / to act falsely as / to pose as

  • 要
    yāo

    (bound form) to demand / to coerce

    yào

    to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important

  • 条
    tiáo

    strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

  • 件
    jiàn

    item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc

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