contingence

[ kuhn-tin-juhns ]

/ kənˈtɪn dʒəns /

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noun

contact or tangency.

Origin of contingence

First recorded in 1520–30; conting(ent) + -ence

Words nearby contingence

continental shelf, continental slope, continental system, continently, continents, contingence, contingency, contingency fee, contingency fund, contingency plan, contingency reserve

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Example sentences from the Web for contingence

Contingence applicable to Supreme, under new definition only, vi.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)
The one is an eternal and necessary truth, subject to no contingence, no possibility of the opposite.
Mental Philosophy: Including the Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will|Joseph Haven
If we reflect on these considerations, the problem of determinism and of contingence will appear to us in a new light.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
Contingence not even applies to essence, let alone super-essence, vi.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for contingence

contingence

/ (kənˈtɪndʒəns) /

noun

the state of touching or being in contact

another word for contingency

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单词	contingence
释义	contingence [ kuhn-tin-juhns ] / kənˈtɪn dʒəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contingence ON THESAURUS.COM noun contact or tangency. Origin of contingence First recorded in 1520–30; conting(ent) + -ence Words nearby contingence continental shelf, continental slope, continental system, continently, continents, contingence, contingency, contingency fee, contingency fund, contingency plan, contingency reserve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contingence Contingence applicable to Supreme, under new definition only, vi. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4\|Plotinos (Plotinus) The one is an eternal and necessary truth, subject to no contingence, no possibility of the opposite. Mental Philosophy: Including the Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will\|Joseph Haven If we reflect on these considerations, the problem of determinism and of contingence will appear to us in a new light. The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method\|Henri Poincar Contingence not even applies to essence, let alone super-essence, vi. Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4\|Plotinos (Plotinus) British Dictionary definitions for contingence contingence / (kənˈtɪndʒəns) / noun the state of touching or being in contact another word for contingency Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contingence predicament, accident, eventuality, emergency, possibility, likelihood, touch, touching, tangency, joining
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contingence

noun

Origin of contingence

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British Dictionary definitions for contingence

noun

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