Definition
The quality of being dependent on uncertain conditions; the state of being contingent or subject to chance.
Etymology
From Latin contingentia, from contingere (to happen to, befall), from con- + tangere (to touch). The idea that something touching you by chance makes it contingent.
Kelly Says
Medieval philosophers got excited about contingence because it raised the deepest questions: if some things are contingent (dependent on chance), what must be necessary and eternal? Contingence became philosophy's way of thinking about possibility and randomness.
Translations
ARالعربية
حالة عدم اليقين
ḥālat ḍimāʾ al-yaqīn
BNবাংলা
অনুমোদন
anu-mo-don
CACatalà
contingència
kon-ting-en-sia
CSČeština
kontigence
kon-ti-gen-ce
DADansk
kontigens
kon-ti-gens
DEDeutsch
Contingenz
kon-ting-genz
ELΕλληνικά
συγκυρία
sin-ky-ree-ah
ESEspañol
contingencia
kon-ting-en-thee-ah
FAفارسی
احتمال
eh-te-ma-al
FRFrançais
contingence
kɔ̃.tɪ.nʒəns
HIहिन्दी
अनपेक्षित घटना
an-pek-shekt gha-ta-na
HUMagyar
esetleges
es-et-le-ges
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemungkinan
kem-o-ng-kin-an
ITItaliano
contingenza
kon-ting-en-tsa
JA日本語
事 Contingency
じし kon-ting-en-see
KMKM
ការពិពណ៌នា
ka-ar-pi-piv-on-na
KO한국어
사건 가능성
sa-geon gan-giong-seong
MRMR
कार्यक्षमता
ka-r-ya-ks-ham-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemungkinan
kem-o-ng-kin-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်
ky-wun-kyin
NLNederlands
contingentie
kon-ting-en-tee
NONorsk
kontigens
kon-ti-gens
PLPolski
kontyngent
kon-ting-ent
PTPortuguês
contingência
kon-ting-en-see-ah
RORomână
contingență
kon-ting-en-tsah
RUРусский
случайность
slu-cha-y-no-st'
SVSvenska
kontigens
kon-ti-gens
SWKiswahili
uwezo
u-we-zo
TAதமிழ்
நிகழ்வு
ni-kzh-vu
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానం
anu-ma-na-m
THไทย
เหตุการณ์ที่คาดไม่ถึง
he-tu-ngan-rat-thi-ka-d-mai-thue
TLTL
kakayahang
ka-ka-ya-hang
TRTürkçe
olay ihtimali
o-lay ih-tim-a-li
UKУкраїнська
випадковість
vi-pa-d-ko-vist'