I'm looking for a word that has the opposite implication to "depends on" or "has this prerequisite". Something which describes the relationship of B to A if A is a prerequisite of B.
Something that could mean "dependor" or "requirer", for example?
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2The way I see it, the title of the question is asking for the opposite thing from the body. It is also asking for an adjective, while "dependor" and "requirer" are nouns.– RegDwigнtCommented Mar 30, 2013 at 22:35
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Whoops, it's late and I did a bad grammar. Updated to make sense.– jackweirdyCommented Mar 30, 2013 at 22:40
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If B requires A, then B is dependent on A. So B is a dependent of A.
Dependent: (adj) determined or conditioned by another : contingent (e.g., plans that are dependent on the weather) Merriam-Webster
The corresponding noun has the same spelling.
answered Mar 31, 2013 at 7:32
Logically, we might say: If A is necessary for B, then B is sufficient for A. Then B is a sufficient condition for A.
Assume that if A is a prerequisite of B, then A must be completed before B starts; otherwise, A would be a corequisite with respect to B. Then B is subsequent to A. The same webpage says subsequent is also a noun, so B is A's subsequent.
Contingent is similar. But I think it's more general because it is not related to "sequence"; B needs A, but B doesn't always happen when A does.
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1I think "contingent upon" (or "contingent on") represents exactly the meaning OP is looking for, but I don't think there is a noun of the type he is seeking to convey this relationship. Commented Mar 31, 2013 at 7:29
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Good point. I found a noun contingency (as in "B is a contingency of A"). Something about it feels a little off to me, but it looks like it should be valid by the definition. Does it look right to you?– user39720Commented Mar 31, 2013 at 14:50
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Contingent appears to also be a noun meaning "something contingent". I seems interchangable with "contingency", but I'm not sure. Commented Nov 21, 2014 at 8:59