Kontingenz
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin contingentia, from contingō (“come into contact”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔntɪŋˈɡɛnt͡s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kon‧tin‧genz
Noun
Kontingenz f (genitive Kontingenz, no plural)
- (philosophy, psychology, sociology, statistics) contingency (quality of being contingent; unpredictability)
Synonyms
- Möglichsein
- Zufälligkeit
- Häufungsverhältnis
Antonyms
- Notwendigkeit
Further reading
- Kontingenz in Duden online