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contingency
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability. [1560s]
  2. (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [1610s]
  3. (countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
  4. (logic) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “On the radio, warnings were going out to holiday campers to have a contingency for a possible evacuation in the event of a fire.”
      “It depends on the contingency that it shall not be released or destroyed before it can take effect.”
      “Fortunately, I have appealing contingency plans, but still first I'll apply myself to plan A with all my strength.”
contingent
  1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
  2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
  3. (military) A quota of troops.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The new film is likely to be set before the Second World War, and could feature a strong contingent of British stars.”
      “Since companies can't prepare for every contingent, the best protection against losses related to upheaval in business productivity is building resiliency.”
contingence
  1. (geometry) Contact; touching.
  2. Contingency.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Despite our thorough preparations, we must still consider the contingence of unforeseen weather conditions during our outdoor event.”
      “Law and chance, necessity and contingence, representing the logical and the alogical in the dynamic of Nature, are mutually complementary.”
      “If we reflect on these considerations, the problem of determinism and of contingence will appear to us in a new light.”
contingentism
  1. (philosophy) The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts.
contingentness
  1. The state or quality of being contingent.
contingentisms
  1. plural of contingentism
contingences
contingencies
  1. plural of contingency
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Review frequency depends on project time constraints, scale, and allocated budgetary contingencies.”
      “Another challenge for the modular concept is how to plan for contingencies that require CSS modules.”
      “This provided the frame of reference for determining what range of resupply times is probable in future contingencies.”
contingents
  1. plural of contingent
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There are ultrareligious enclaves and secular contingents, professionals and blue-collar workers, the politically active and the uninvolved.”
      “The band has also led Laois contingents through the streets of London and Birmingham on the national saint's day.”
      “James's army, encamped near the Boyne river, was further reinforced by additional French contingents.”
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