Contingency

What do we mean by contingency?

An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility. noun

A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency. noun

The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty. noun

Something incidental to something else. noun

In biometry, a method of studying statistically biological data that do not admit of numerical expression. noun

The mode of existence of that which is contingent; the possibility that that which happens might not have happened; that mode of existence, or of coming to pass, which does not involve necessity; a happening by chance or free will; the being true of a proposition which would not under all circumstances be true. noun

A casualty; an accident; a fortuitous event, or one which may or may not occur. noun

A touching; a falling together; contact: as, “the point of contingency,” noun

Union or connection; the state of touching or contact. noun

The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. noun

An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance. noun

An adjunct or accessory. noun

A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected. noun

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. noun

A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction. noun

A possible event or occurrence or result noun

The state of being contingent on something noun

The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.

A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses.

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.

A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

Absence of certainty in events, a possibility (n) Urban Dictionary

An asshat who can't finish a project he started Urban Dictionary

A state that begins with paradox-as-a-value (null point) and ends in gradualism (linear time). Urban Dictionary

Verb. To plan ahead for likely future developments. Urban Dictionary

When you add a little bit to your calculations for ball leeway Urban Dictionary

Noun: A plan saved for the worst case scenario, or a backup plan. According to Sarge from the popular web series Red Vs. Blue, what a shotgun to the face could be considered. Urban Dictionary

The natural mental ability all people possess that allows them to quickly and dynamically assess the situation and environment they are in to decide whether or not it is practical to masturbate at the exact moment in time. Urban Dictionary

WINTER CONTINGENCY is an official United Nations Space Command emergency plan that deals with situations where Covenant forces have become aware of or are invading a UEG colony. It was first mentioned in the UNSCDF Instruction EM-277 on March 10, 2526. Urban Dictionary

A group of guys that all the mexicans want to be a part of and adore. Urban Dictionary

An amount of spare human shit kept by the toilet (normally in a container) for people to throw into the bowl if they are having trouble shitting. This is normally done to make them feel better for wasting time on the bowel bowl. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to contingency:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word contingency:
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Words that rhyme with contingency:
stringency.

Adjectives that are often used to describe contingency:
such, possible, historical, remote, future, radical, latter, certain, mere, double, very, unforeseen, particular, probable, unlikely, pure, improbable, conceivable, absolute, term, likely, mean, sheer, negative, temporal, unexpected, impossible, empirical, positive, non, necessary, apparent, rare, ultimate, mutual, worst, utter, essential, behavioral, environmental, logical, structural, regional, instrumental, dreadful, imaginable, foreseeable, uncertain, existential, distant, dangerous, ontological, semantic, situational, genuine, unhappy.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective contingency:
table, theory, model, planning, tables, management, analysis, plan, plans, approach, contracting, framework, orders, theories, fee, insurance, perception, arrangements, fund, perspective, fees, coefficient, interactions, based, models, contracts, shaped, analyses, learning, state, reserve, basis, response, approaches, factors, necessity, agreements, contract, generalization, test, account, operations, fit, outage, procedure, freight, lawyers, series, beneficiary, tests, views.

Words that sound like contingency:
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