How do we say this?

[Chris Handley <chandley@OTAGO.AC.NZ>]

Hi all,

A friend posted this to me:

=One of our guys is working on a Test Specification document which
=will be used for the formal testing and acceptance of a software
=project soon to be installed.  In the document he says things like
=
=    "test B is dependent on test A"
=
=ie test B will only be carried out if test A passes.  B could be
=classed as one of A's dependants, but he wants to know what A's relationship
=to B is.
=
=(B is subordinate to A, A is superordinate to B? Mmmmm...doesnt have
=a good ring to it, does it)
=
=PS: Your children are your dependants.  You are their what?
=PPS:  Father is not the answer I want!

I would have used 'contingent' rather than 'dependent', but no matter.
Point is, can we express the inverse relationship easily in English (I
can't yet), or in Lojban?

Chris Handley



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