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Definitions of contingent in various dictionaries:
noun - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
noun - a temporary military unit
adj - possible but not certain to occur
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As an adjective, it means dependent on an uncertain event; as a noun, it's a group that's part of a larger one |
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occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case dependent on. |
subject to chance. |
A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group. |
Occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case dependent on. |
Subject to chance. |
determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established |
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances |
possible but not certain to occur |
a temporary military unit |
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group |
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In philosophy and logic, contingency is the status of propositions that are neither true under every possible valuation (i.e. tautologies) nor false under every possible valuation (i.e. contradictions). A contingent proposition is neither necessarily true nor necessarily false. Propositions that are contingent may be so because they contain logical connectives which, along with the truth value of any of its atomic parts, determine the truth value of the proposition. This is to say that the truth value of the proposition is contingent upon the truth values of the sentences which comprise it. Contingent propositions depend on the facts, whereas analytic propositions are true without regard to any facts about which they speak. * Along with contingent propositions, there are at least three other classes of propositions, some of which overlap:* Tautological propositions, which must be true, no matter what the circumstances are or could be (example: "It is the case that the sky is blue or it i |