Kontingenz
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin contingentia, from contingō (“come into contact”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kontingenz f (genitive Kontingenz, no plural)
- (philosophy, psychology, sociology, statistics) contingency (quality of being contingent; unpredictability)
- Synonyms: Möglichsein, Zufälligkeit, Häufungsverhältnis
- Antonym: Notwendigkeit
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kontingenz [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Kontingenz” in Duden online
- “Kontingenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache