condició

Condició is the Catalan word for “condition.” It denotes the state of affairs that must exist for something else to occur, or a prerequisite or stipulation attached to an agreement, process, or situation. The term covers everyday usage—such as living conditions, working conditions, or general conditions of a project—as well as technical contexts in logic, philosophy, law, and science.

Etymology and forms: The word comes from Latin conditio, via Old French, and is cognate with the Spanish condición and the English word condition. In Catalan, condició combines with adjectives to form terms like condició necessària (necessary condition) and condició suficient (sufficient condition).

Usage and examples: In law, condició may define terms of a contract or sale; in medicine, it can describe a health state or condition of a patient; in meteorology or everyday speech, it refers to current environmental or situational factors, such as weather conditions or living conditions. In logic and philosophy, condició denotes a premise or requirement that may be necessary or sufficient; the distinction between condició necessària and condició suficient is central to conditional reasoning. The Latin phrase sine qua non is sometimes encountered in Catalan discourse to express an indispensable condition.