contingent

Definizione monolingua

contingent

contingent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of conting?

contingent (plural contingents)

1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;
3. (military) a quota of troops.

contingent (comparative more contingent, superlative most contingent)

1. Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
2. (with upon) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.

   The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.

3. Dependent on something that may or may not occur.

   a contingent estate

4. Not logically necessarily true or false.

Definizione dizionario contingent

	contingente
	A quota of troops furnished.

accidentale

casuale

fortuito

quota

Altri significati:

that which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number

Dependent on something that may or may not occur.

Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.

dependent on something that may or may not occur

dependent on something unknown

An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.

That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;

possible, liable, incidental, casual

Not logically necessarily true or false.

(with upon) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.

(military) a quota of troops.