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Definition of Contingence
1. Noun. A possible event or occurrence or result.
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Derivative terms: Contingent
Definition of Contingence
1. n. See Contingency.
Definition of Contingence
1. Noun. (geometry) Contact; touching. ¹
2. Noun. '''angle of contingence:''' the infinitesimally small angle between the circumference of a circle and its tangent at the point of contact, or the angle between two tangents to a curve at consecutive points. ¹
3. Noun. '''line of contingence:''' a tangent; a contingent line; a tangent line. ¹
4. Noun. Contingency. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contingence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contingence
Literary usage of Contingence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science by Henri Poincaré (1913)
"contingence and Determinism I DO not intend to treat here the question of the
contingence of the laws of nature, which is evidently ..."
2. An Elementary Treatise on the Differential Calculus: Containing the Theory by Benjamin Williamson (1899)
"Angle of contingence. — Every continuous curve is regarded as having a determinate
curvature ... This angle is called the angle of contingence of the arc. ..."
3. A Treatise on Solid Geometry by Percival Frost, Joseph Wolstenholme (1863)
"+ xu>* ultimately, uw — angle required, uq = <£, q'r =de, xw = d$ + dr • therefore
square of angle of contingence = (cos <£ de)* + (d<ft + t/r)*, ..."
4. Solid Geometry by Percival Frost (1875)
"Angle of contingence. The angle p Uq, which is equal to the angle between the
two consecutive sides PQ, QR of the polygon, is ultimately equal to the angle ..."
5. An Inquiry Respecting the Self-determining Power of the Will: Or, Contingent by Jeremiah Day (1838)
"... of a cause—Complex cause—Efficient causes—Physical and Moral causes—Negative
causes—Every change has a cause—contingence—Dependent contingence—Absolute ..."
6. A Treatise on Infinitesimal Calculus: Containing Differential and Integral by Bartholomew Price (1857)
"... points on the curve; it is therefore the angle at which two successive elements
are inclined to each other, and is called the angle of contingence. 285. ..."
7. An Examination of President Edwards's Inquiry on the Freedom of the Will by Jeremiah Day (1841)
"Is absolute contingence the only ground of merit and demerit ?—In what sense, is
power to the contrary essential to accountability ? ..."
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