Exigències

Exigències is a Catalan noun (plural of exigència) that denotes requirements or demands imposed by standards, authorities, or stakeholders. It can refer to formal prerequisites as well as the level of performance expected in a given context. Etymology: from Latin exigentia through Old French exigence; cognate with Spanish exigencias, French exigences, Portuguese exigências, and English exigencies or requirements.

Usage spans law, policy, engineering, education, and everyday language. In law and public policy, exigències legals describe conditions that must be complied with. In engineering and product development, exigències tècniques or exigències del projecte specify essential criteria such as safety, interoperability, and reliability. In education, exigències curriculares refer to the standards and outcomes a student must achieve. In ordinary speech, exigències can denote pressing demands of a situation or the need to meet high expectations; for example, exigències d'una prova (demands of an exam) or exigències d'un contracte (contractual requirements).

Nuances: exigència can imply a formal or stringent requirement and may carry a sense of pressure, unlike more neutral terms such as requisit or necessitat depending on context. It is commonly used with adjectives like legals, tècniques, or econòmiques to specify the domain. In practice, exigències often describe external conditions that shape how a goal is pursued, rather than internal needs alone.