Kontingenz
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin contingentia, from contingō (“come into contact”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔntɪŋˈɡɛnt͡s/
Audio (file) - 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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