Kontingenz
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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