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    [Adjective]  | "con*tin*gent" | \ kən-ˈtin-jənt \


    1: dependent on or conditioned by something else

    2: likely but not certain to happen : possible

    3: not logically necessary; especially : empirical

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contingent-, contingens "dependent on circumstances, occurring by chance," going back to Latin, present participle of contingere "to be in contact with, arrive at, affect, fall to one's lot, come about, happen," from con- {see: |con-|com-} + tangere "to touch, border on, arrive at, reach" {mat|tangent:2|};

    [Noun]  | "contingent" 


    1: a representative group : delegation, detachment

    2: something contingent : contingency

    Origin: 1548 ;

     (sense 1) borrowed from French, "portion that falls to one as a return, part given or received in a common effort, body of troops contributed by an ally," noun derivative of contingent, adjective, "falling to someone as a share, dependent, {see: |contingent:1|contingent:1}"; (sense 2) noun derivative of {see: |contingent:1|contingent:1};

    [Noun]  | "contingency fee" 


    1: a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client —called also contingent fee

    Origin: 1905 ;

    [Adjective]  | "contingent" 


    1: as in unintended, accidental;



    [Adjective]  | "contingent (on or upon)" 


    1: determined by something else;


      * e.g., " ... the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault "




    [Noun]  | "contingent" 


    1: a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group;


      * e.g., " ... the local Scout troop traditionally sends a large contingent to the jamboree "



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    2: something that might happen;


      * e.g., " ... officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent, no matter how improbable "



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     [ "contingent" ]

    1: Real cool awesome people that live in Tennessee (Particularly in the Smoky Mountain Area)

      * e.g.,  ... Happy Thanksgiving to all the Tennessee contingent! 

     [ "contingency" ]

    1: absence of certainty in events, a possibility (n)

      * e.g.,  ... The new multi-storeyed hotel was questioned on its contingency evacuation plans in the wake of a disaster. 

     [ "contingency" ]

    1: an asshat who can't finish a project he started

      * e.g.,  ... Contingency: I'm working on this new website, it should be done next week. Contingency: I'm working on a new design for a phone, it should be done next week. 

     [ "contingency" ]

    1: A state that begins with paradox-as-a-value (null point) and ends in gradualism (linear time).

      * e.g.,  ... Contingency naturalizes (processizes) as a meta-state (self-paradox), self-actualizes as a null value (paradox-as-a-point), and emerges as a phenomenon (linearism (curve)). 

     [ "Continge" ]

    1: Verb. To plan ahead for likely future developments.

      * e.g.,  ... Spanish authorities have begun to continge in the Catalonia secession crisis 

     [ "Heapage Contingency" ]

    1: When you add a little bit to your calculations for ball leeway

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm gonna say 121 plus some Heapage Contingency" 

     [ "Contingency plan" ]

    1: Noun: A plan saved for the worst case scenario, or a backup plan. According to Sarge from the popular web series Red Vs. Blue, what a shotgun to the face could be considered.

      * e.g.,  ... Griff: "And if the plan doesn't work?" 

     [ "masturbatory contingency" ]

    1: The natural mental ability all people possess that allows them to quickly and dynamically assess the situation and environment they are in to decide whether or not it is practical to masturbate at the exact moment in time.

      * e.g.,  ... My mother wasn't due to be back home for another 10 minutes, so I thought I'd slip in a quick wank. However, masturbatory contingency told me that it wasn't worth taking any chance of her walking in on me. 

     [ "Winter Contingency" ]

    1: WINTER CONTINGENCY is an official United Nations Space Command emergency plan that deals with situations where Covenant forces have become aware of or are invading a UEG colony. It was first mentioned in the UNSCDF Instruction EM-277 on March 10, 252

      * e.g.,  ... Carter: "Colonel, this is Noble One. There are no rebels. The Covenant are on Reach. Acknowledge?" 

     [ "White Contingency" ]

    1: A group of guys that all the mexicans want to be a part of and adore.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey White Contingency, I'm Marina, can i be your friend. 

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