contingence

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contingentia, from contingēns, present passive participle of contingō (“I make contact with, I am touching”).

Noun

contingence (countable and uncountable, plural contingences)

  1. (geometry) Contact; touching.
  2. Contingency.

Derived terms

Translations

contingency — see contingency

References

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contingentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛ̃.ʒɑ̃s/
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Noun

contingence f (plural contingences)

  1. contingence
  2. (in the plural) contingencies

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