contingently

contingently
In a contingent manner; without foresight

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  • Contingently — Con*tin gent*ly, adv. In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contingently — contingent ► ADJECTIVE 1) subject to chance. 2) (contingent on/upon) dependent on. 3) (of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs. ► NOUN 1) a group of people with a common feature, forming part of …   English terms dictionary

  • contingently — adverb see contingent I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contingently — See contingent. * * * …   Universalium

  • contingently — con tin·gent·ly || ntlɪ adv. in a dependent manner; by chance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • contingently — con·tin·gent·ly …   English syllables

  • contingently — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from contingent (I) + ly : in a contingent way or manner : provisionally, accidentally …   Useful english dictionary

  • contingent — contingently, adv. /keuhn tin jeuhnt/, adj. 1. dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often fol. by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather. 2. liable to happen or not;… …   Universalium

  • formal logic — the branch of logic concerned exclusively with the principles of deductive reasoning and with the form rather than the content of propositions. [1855 60] * * * Introduction       the abstract study of propositions, statements, or assertively used …   Universalium

  • David Premack — (born October 26, 1925) is currently emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He was educated at the University of Minnesota when logical positivism was in full bloom. The departments of Psychology and Philosophy were… …   Wikipedia

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