Timeline for What's a phrase for when: to do A, you first need to B, but to do B you first need to do C, etc? [duplicate]
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| Feb 4, 2015 at 15:29 | history | closed |
Hellion tchrist♦ Misti oerkelens Ellie K |
Duplicate of Is there a word meaning a problem that has to be solved in order to work on another problem? | |
| Feb 4, 2015 at 12:46 | answer | added | ben rudgers | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 4, 2015 at 8:58 | vote | accept | tias42 | ||
| Feb 4, 2015 at 8:26 | answer | added | anemone | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 4, 2015 at 8:03 | answer | added | Sven Yargs | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Feb 4, 2015 at 6:11 | history | edited | tias42 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 4, 2015 at 4:23 | answer | added | ben rudgers | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 4, 2015 at 3:57 | comment | added | tias42 | @Hellion That's similar, but I'm looking for a phrase, one that specifically talks about a large chain of these problems instead of just one. | |
| Feb 4, 2015 at 3:54 | comment | added | Brian Hitchcock | One task is the "predecessor" (from Latin, steps before) of the next. At least, that's what we would say in Information Technology. You could also call it a "prerequisite" (needed before) for the next task. Look those up and see if one fits your need. If you want a fancy phrase, you could use "sine qua non" (that without which, not). Again, this applies to the task that must be done before the other one. The opposite of predecessor is successor. I don't know of an opposite for prerequisite or sine qua non. | |
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