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Present to an adequate degree; enough to fulfill a specific purpose or requirement. Often used in formal or scientific language.
Für eine endgültige Schlussfolgerung sind die vorliegenden Daten nicht hinreichend.
The available data are not sufficient for a final conclusion.
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In mathematics, a condition which, if fulfilled, guarantees that a consequence will occur. It is part of the concept 'necessary and sufficient'.
Dass eine Zahl durch vier teilbar ist, ist eine hinreichende, aber nicht notwendige Bedingung dafür, dass sie gerade ist.
That a number is divisible by four is a sufficient, but not necessary, condition for it to be even.
'Hinreichend' (sufficient) is the present participle form of the verb 'hinreichen'. This verb means 'to suffice' or 'to be enough'. So the literal meaning is 'sufficient'.
Seine Deutschkenntnisse reichen für das Studium hin.
His German skills are sufficient for university studies.
'Hinreichend' (sufficient) belongs to formal written language and is often used in scientific, legal, or administrative texts. It is rather rare in everyday colloquial speech.
Der Antrag wurde abgelehnt, da die Begründung nicht hinreichend war.
The application was rejected because the justification was not sufficient.
Often, what something is sufficient for is specified. This is done with the preposition 'für' (+ accusative) or an 'um ... zu' construction.
Die Zeit war nicht hinreichend für eine ausführliche Diskussion.
The time was not sufficient for a detailed discussion.
You can almost always recognize the mathematical or logical meaning from its combination with the word 'notwendig' (necessary). The fixed phrase is 'notwendig und hinreichend' (necessary and sufficient).
Ein bestandenes Abitur ist eine notwendige, aber nicht hinreichende Bedingung für die Zulassung zum Medizinstudium.
Having passed the Abitur is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for admission to medical school.
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Genug and hinreichend both say that something fulfills a particular purpose or requirement. Genug is especially suited to everyday language. Hinreichend sounds formal or technical and is more appropriate for objective assessments, such as in reports or academic texts.
Im Gutachten steht, dass die Datenlage für eine erste Einschätzung hinreichend ist.
The report states that the available data is sufficient for an initial assessment.
Im Team sagt Ben, dass wir für eine erste Einschätzung genug Daten haben.
Ben says that we have enough data for an initial assessment.
