Sufficient condition
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An event A is said to be a sufficient condition for event B whenever the occurrence of A is all that is required for the occurrence of B.[1]
A sufficient condition is a condition that, if true, proves that another fact is true. For example:
- "Breathing is a sufficient condition of living." If you are breathing, then you are definitely alive."
- "Having polio is a sufficient condition of being infected with poliovirus." If you have polio, then you have definitely been infected with polio virus.
The other type of condition is a necessary condition.
References
- ↑ Hurley, Patrick J (2000). A Concise Introduction to Logic (7th ed.). Wadsworth Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 978-053496888-5.
