Kontingenz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contingentia, from contingō (“come into contact”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔntɪŋˈɡɛnt͡s/
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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

Antonym: Notwendigkeit

Declension

Declension of Kontingenz [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kontingenz
genitive	einer	der	Kontingenz
dative	einer	der	Kontingenz
accusative	eine	die	Kontingenz

Further reading

“Kontingenz” in Duden online
“Kontingenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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