1. plural of necessitation; instances or acts of making something necessary or unavoidable
Usage: formal; typically used in philosophical or logical contexts
2. the condition or fact of being necessitated; logical or causal constraint
Usage: technical; philosophy and logic

Examples

• The necessitations of survival forced the community to adapt quickly.
• Philosophers debate whether causal necessitations eliminate human free will.
• Economic necessitations led the company to restructure its operations.
• The necessitations imposed by law require all drivers to carry insurance.
• Logical necessitations follow from the premises of the argument.