different between requirement vs desideratum

English

Etymology

require +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???kw???m(?)nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???kwa??m?nt/, /???kw??m?nt/

Noun

requirement (plural requirements)

1. A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

   There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes.

2. Something asked.
3. (engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "requirement": stringent, complex, reasonable, mandatory, important, financial, medical, educational, physical, chemical
• Verbs often used with "requirement": meet, comply with, satisfy, fulfill, impose, waive, abolish, drop, add, remove, fail to meet, ignore, understand, state, specify, increase, reduce, change, modify

Synonyms

• (prerequisite): condition, prerequisite, necessity

Hyponyms

• functional requirement
• quality requirement

Related terms

• requirements engineering
• requirements analysis

Translations

Further reading

• requirement at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin d?s?der?tum (“something that is desired”), neuter nominative singular of d?s?der?tus, the passive past participle of d?s?der?re (“to desire”), from d?s?der? (“to desire, want, wish for”), from de- (intensifying prefix) + possibly s?dus (“star; constellation”) though the connection is unclear. The English word is cognate with French desideratum, Spanish desiderátum.

The plural is derived from Latin d?s?der?ta.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??s?d?????t?m/, /-?z?-/, /-??e?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??s?d????t?m/, /-?z?-/, [-??m]
• Hyphenation: de?si?de?ra?tum

Noun

desideratum (plural desiderata)

1. Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]

Related terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• desiderata (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• desideratum at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Verb

d?s?der?tum

1. accusative supine of d?s?der?

Participle

d?s?der?tum

1. nominative neuter singular of d?s?der?tus
2. accusative masculine singular of d?s?der?tus
3. accusative neuter singular of d?s?der?tus
4. vocative neuter singular of d?s?der?tus

References

• desideratum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)