Contingent
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/adjective
Depending on something else in the future that might or might not happen.
His acceptance into college is contingent upon his final exams results.
Often appears as...
- contingent upon
- contingent on
noun
A group of people united by some common factor, especially at a specific event.
The US sent a large contingent to the Olympics.
Often appears as...
- large contingent
- small contingent
adjective
Possible but not very likely.
They had made contingent plans in case the deal did not go through.
Often appears as...
- contingent plans
- contingent scenario
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Disapproving
adjective
Subject to chance.
His success is highly contingent on his work ethic.
Often appears as...
- contingent event
- contingent situation
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Academic
adjective
Depending on something else in the future that might or might not happen.
His acceptance into college is contingent upon his final exams results.
Often appears as...
- contingent upon
- contingent on
noun
A group of people united by some common factor, especially at a specific event.
The US sent a large contingent to the Olympics.
Often appears as...
- large contingent
- small contingent
adjective
Possible but not very likely.
They had made contingent plans in case the deal did not go through.
Often appears as...
- contingent plans
- contingent scenario
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Subject to chance.
His success is highly contingent on his work ethic.
Often appears as...
- contingent event
- contingent situation
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Conditional Future
Use 'contingent' to emphasize a future event depends on another condition being met.
Attendance at the picnic is contingent on the weather being sunny.
Pro Tip 2/2Not a Guarantee
'Contingent' implies there's no certainty, highlighting that an outcome is not guaranteed.
His promotion is contingent on the success of his current project.
Compare with
certainconditionaldependentincidentalpossiblepotentialsubject tounforeseeable
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Everything you think you...
it's a pretty simple premise. Get an addict, all the people in their life, gather them together, confront them with what they're doing, and they say, if you don't shape up, we're going to cut you off. So what they do is they take the connection to the addict, and they threaten it, they make it contingent
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Ryan Lobo: Photographing...
This contingent seems to be quite lucky, and it has not sustained any casualties, even though dozens of peacekeepers have been killed in Liberia. And yes, all of those people killed were male. Many of the women are married with children, and they say the hardest part of their deployment
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Why is this painting so...
waged between the democratic republic and General Franco’s fascist contingent. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive anti-war mural, aptly titled "Guernica." The painting is a powerful work of historical documentation
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Rebecca Galemba: How...
and in low-paying and unpaid internships. In fact, half a million Coloradans suffer wage theft every year. The nature of work is changing. We've seen it in the rise of freelancing, independent contracting, piece rate and part-time work and contingent work.
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The puzzle of motivation...
and it does just the opposite. It dulls thinking and blocks creativity. What's interesting about this experiment is that it's not an aberration. This has been replicated over and over again for nearly 40 years. These contingent motivators --
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The Unconquered:...
separate groups so the whole idea of numeric superiority that was one of post fellow's calculations to try to prevent the arrow people or preempt they're thinking about attacking us was to have a large contingent well-armed so that
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Pulling back the curtain...
state owned corporation and its debt and then lastly not a direct debt of the country but it's the contingent liabilities which we saw in the recent crisis is very important the too big to fail those institutions in a country
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Asher Hasan's message of...
Chris Fantastic. Just stay up here. That was fantastic. I found that really moving. You know, we fought hard to get at least a small Pakistani contingent to come. It felt like it was really important.
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How protest is...
this is what makes them powerful. Protests are contentious and contested processes, defined by contingent actions, often devoid of clear messaging, characterized by incomplete organization.
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The habits of happiness...
But if you look at the characteristics of those two, pleasure is contingent upon time, upon its object, upon the place. It is something that -- changes of nature.
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Everything you think you...
it's a pretty simple premise. Get an addict, all the people in their life, gather them together, confront them with what they're doing, and they say, if you don't shape up, we're going to cut you off. So what they do is they take the connection to the addict, and they threaten it, they make it contingent
Video examples
Ryan Lobo: Photographing...
This contingent seems to be quite lucky, and it has not sustained any casualties, even though dozens of peacekeepers have been killed in Liberia. And yes, all of those people killed were male. Many of the women are married with children, and they say the hardest part of their deployment
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
waged between the democratic republic and General Franco’s fascist contingent. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive anti-war mural, aptly titled "Guernica." The painting is a powerful work of historical documentation
Video examples
Rebecca Galemba: How...
and in low-paying and unpaid internships. In fact, half a million Coloradans suffer wage theft every year. The nature of work is changing. We've seen it in the rise of freelancing, independent contracting, piece rate and part-time work and contingent work.
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The puzzle of motivation...
and it does just the opposite. It dulls thinking and blocks creativity. What's interesting about this experiment is that it's not an aberration. This has been replicated over and over again for nearly 40 years. These contingent motivators --
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The Unconquered:...
separate groups so the whole idea of numeric superiority that was one of post fellow's calculations to try to prevent the arrow people or preempt they're thinking about attacking us was to have a large contingent well-armed so that
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Pulling back the curtain...
state owned corporation and its debt and then lastly not a direct debt of the country but it's the contingent liabilities which we saw in the recent crisis is very important the too big to fail those institutions in a country
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Asher Hasan's message of...
Chris Fantastic. Just stay up here. That was fantastic. I found that really moving. You know, we fought hard to get at least a small Pakistani contingent to come. It felt like it was really important.
Video examples
How protest is...
this is what makes them powerful. Protests are contentious and contested processes, defined by contingent actions, often devoid of clear messaging, characterized by incomplete organization.
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The habits of happiness...
But if you look at the characteristics of those two, pleasure is contingent upon time, upon its object, upon the place. It is something that -- changes of nature.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
History does not repeat itself. Nor does it unfold in cycles. The real future is contingent, rich beyond imagining, a perennial gobsmack, tragic and glorious in equal measure; the pundits' future, spun of 'conventional wisdom,' is only a sucker punch to that common-sense fact.
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Kerry James Marshall
American Artist
What you're trying to create is a certain kind of an indispensable presence, where your position in the narrative is not contingent on whether somebody likes you, or somebody knows you, or somebody's a friend, or somebody's being generous to you.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
The longevity of a band is really contingent on loving the people that you're making music with and being able to get along in the long run. It's just like being married, except you're married to more than one person!
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Gottfried Leibniz
German Philosopher
There are also two kinds of truths: truth of reasoning and truths of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible; those of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
A contingent bailout policy - implicit or explicit - must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense.
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Baruch Spinoza
Dutch Philosopher
Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature.
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James Callaghan
English Leader
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
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Ernst Mayr
German Scientist
Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection.
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W. Clement Stone
American Businessman
Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.
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Spalding Gray
American Actor
Everything is contingent, and there is also chaos.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
History does not repeat itself. Nor does it unfold in cycles. The real future is contingent, rich beyond imagining, a perennial gobsmack, tragic and glorious in equal measure; the pundits' future, spun of 'conventional wisdom,' is only a sucker punch to that common-sense fact.
Quote examples
Kerry James Marshall
American Artist
What you're trying to create is a certain kind of an indispensable presence, where your position in the narrative is not contingent on whether somebody likes you, or somebody knows you, or somebody's a friend, or somebody's being generous to you.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
The longevity of a band is really contingent on loving the people that you're making music with and being able to get along in the long run. It's just like being married, except you're married to more than one person!
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Gottfried Leibniz
German Philosopher
There are also two kinds of truths: truth of reasoning and truths of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible; those of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
A contingent bailout policy - implicit or explicit - must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense.
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Baruch Spinoza
Dutch Philosopher
Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature.
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James Callaghan
English Leader
If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
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Ernst Mayr
German Scientist
Evolution thus is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection.
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W. Clement Stone
American Businessman
Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.
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Spalding Gray
American Actor
Everything is contingent, and there is also chaos.
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