requisite
requisite Lexical Profile
requisite Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations; indispensable for a specific purpose or result.
"The applicant lacked the requisite experience to manage such a complex engineering project."
• noun
A thing, quality, or condition that is indispensable for the achievement of a specified end.
"A strong command of statistics is a fundamental requisite for advanced research in economics."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Requisite" refers to a condition or item necessary for a specific purpose now, whereas "prerequisite" specifically denotes something that must be completed or obtained beforehand as a prior condition.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Latin requisitus, the past participle of requirere ("to seek again, need, or ask for"), formed from re- ("again") and quaerere ("to seek or ask").