Definitions for contingence
kənˈtɪn dʒənscon·tin·gence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eventuality, contingency, contingencenoun

   a possible event or occurrence or result

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. contingencenoun

   Contact; touching.

2. contingencenoun

   angle of contingence: the infinitesimally small angle between the circumference of a circle and its tangent at the point of contact, or the angle between two tangents to a curve at consecutive points.

3. contingencenoun

   line of contingence: a tangent; a contingent line; a tangent line.

4. contingencenoun

   Contingency.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contingence, Contingencynoun

   The quality of being fortuitous; accidental possibility.

   Etymology: from contingent.

   Their credulities assent unto any prognosticks, which, considering the contingency in events, are only in the prescience of God. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 3.

   For once, O heav’n! unfold thy adamantine book;
   If not thy firm, immutable decree,
   At least the second page of great contingency,
   Such as consists with wills originally free. Dryden.

   Aristotle says, we are not to build certain rules upon the contingency of human actions. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. contingence

   Contingence refers to the state of being dependent on certain conditions or circumstances; something that may or may not happen. It implies a possible but not certain future event or outcome that can influence the current situation. It is typically used in philosophy, theology, and law to describe events or propositions that are neither necessarily true nor necessarily false.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contingencenoun

   see Contingency

Matched Categories

1. • Happening

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce contingence?

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How to say contingence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contingence in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contingence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contingence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contingence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contingence
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingence
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=contingence