Contingency
noun
A situation that could happen based on certain things happening first.
We have plans in place for every contingency, from floods to power cuts.
Often appears as...
- plan for contingency
- contingency planning
noun
Something that can happen or exist if something else first happens or exists.
Their purchase of the house is a contingency upon selling their current one.
Often appears as...
- on the contingency of
- contingency clause
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Academic
noun
Funds or resources set aside for unexpected costs or events.
The company has a contingency fund to deal with unexpected expenses.
Often appears as...
- contingency fund
- contingency fee
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Technical
noun
A situation that could happen based on certain things happening first.
We have plans in place for every contingency, from floods to power cuts.
Often appears as...
- plan for contingency
- contingency planning
noun
Something that can happen or exist if something else first happens or exists.
Their purchase of the house is a contingency upon selling their current one.
Often appears as...
- on the contingency of
- contingency clause
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Academic
noun
Funds or resources set aside for unexpected costs or events.
The company has a contingency fund to deal with unexpected expenses.
Often appears as...
- contingency fund
- contingency fee
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Dependent Scenario
Refers to a scenario that relies on other events to occur.
We should consider the contingency that the project extends past its deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Problem
Often implies readiness for unforeseen problems.
Our contingency plans for severe weather will keep us safe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Guaranteed
A contingency is not certain but possible.
A contingency for heavy traffic might make us late.
Pro Tip 1/3Dependent Scenario
Refers to a scenario that relies on other events to occur.
We should consider the contingency that the project extends past its deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Problem
Often implies readiness for unforeseen problems.
Our contingency plans for severe weather will keep us safe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Guaranteed
A contingency is not certain but possible.
A contingency for heavy traffic might make us late.
Pro Tip 1/3Dependent Scenario
Refers to a scenario that relies on other events to occur.
We should consider the contingency that the project extends past its deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Problem
Often implies readiness for unforeseen problems.
Our contingency plans for severe weather will keep us safe.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Guaranteed
A contingency is not certain but possible.
A contingency for heavy traffic might make us late.
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Surveillance on and off...
sense there are a lot of contingencies on the road sometimes trips just take longer than you think they're going to and drivers are financially incentivized to stay on the road as much as possible so they have another saying drivers have a lot of things and this one is if the wheel ain't turning you ain't earn it right there's they're not getting paid to sit by the side of the road waiting
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What AI is -- and isn't...
Yeah. I mean, think about how you raise children. You don't spend the first 18 years giving kids a rule for every contingency and set them free and they have this big program. They stumble, fall, get up, they get slapped or spanked, and they have a positive experience, a good grade in school, and they figure it out on their own. That's happening with computers now,
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Drew Curtis: How I beat...
they become less interested in pursuing the case. Finally, make sure that you can tell them that you will make this process as annoying and as painful and as difficult as possible for them. Now this is a tactic that patent trolls are supposed to use on people to get their way. It turns out, because they're paid on contingency,
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Prediction from 2013:...
election or who moves around a lot these are things that we're going to have to solve and knocking on doors will be still very important but we need to make sure that we're able to contact that person contact that that that you know small contingency group that's moving or
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Why does the universe...
those who don't wonder about the contingency of their existence, of the contingency of the world's existence, are mentally deficient. That's a little harsh, but still. So this has been called the most sublime and awesome mystery, the deepest and most far-reaching question
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Theaster Gates: How to...
that are already dying to make those places beautiful, and that often, those people who are passionate about a place are disconnected from the resources necessary to make cool things happen, or disconnected from a contingency of people that could help make things happen.
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The surprising decline...
and journalism and memoirs and realistic fiction and travel and literacy, which allows you to project yourself into the lives of other people that formerly you may have treated as subhuman, and also to realize the accidental contingency of your own station in life,
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Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
wars of the roses right this is it's history and it's history writ large i mean all of human history is a tiny part of the history of life and everything that exists today is a product of a series of random events and contingencies and
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Listening to shame PIPE...
I had no contingency plan for four million. And my life did end when that happened. And maybe the hardest part about my life ending
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Listening to shame -...
I had no contingency plan for 4 million and my life did end when that happen and maybe the hardest part about my life
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Surveillance on and off...
sense there are a lot of contingencies on the road sometimes trips just take longer than you think they're going to and drivers are financially incentivized to stay on the road as much as possible so they have another saying drivers have a lot of things and this one is if the wheel ain't turning you ain't earn it right there's they're not getting paid to sit by the side of the road waiting
Video examples
What AI is -- and isn't...
Yeah. I mean, think about how you raise children. You don't spend the first 18 years giving kids a rule for every contingency and set them free and they have this big program. They stumble, fall, get up, they get slapped or spanked, and they have a positive experience, a good grade in school, and they figure it out on their own. That's happening with computers now,
Video examples
Drew Curtis: How I beat...
they become less interested in pursuing the case. Finally, make sure that you can tell them that you will make this process as annoying and as painful and as difficult as possible for them. Now this is a tactic that patent trolls are supposed to use on people to get their way. It turns out, because they're paid on contingency,
Video examples
Prediction from 2013:...
election or who moves around a lot these are things that we're going to have to solve and knocking on doors will be still very important but we need to make sure that we're able to contact that person contact that that that you know small contingency group that's moving or
Video examples
Why does the universe...
those who don't wonder about the contingency of their existence, of the contingency of the world's existence, are mentally deficient. That's a little harsh, but still. So this has been called the most sublime and awesome mystery, the deepest and most far-reaching question
Video examples
Theaster Gates: How to...
that are already dying to make those places beautiful, and that often, those people who are passionate about a place are disconnected from the resources necessary to make cool things happen, or disconnected from a contingency of people that could help make things happen.
Video examples
The surprising decline...
and journalism and memoirs and realistic fiction and travel and literacy, which allows you to project yourself into the lives of other people that formerly you may have treated as subhuman, and also to realize the accidental contingency of your own station in life,
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...
wars of the roses right this is it's history and it's history writ large i mean all of human history is a tiny part of the history of life and everything that exists today is a product of a series of random events and contingencies and
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Listening to shame PIPE...
I had no contingency plan for four million. And my life did end when that happened. And maybe the hardest part about my life ending
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Listening to shame -...
I had no contingency plan for 4 million and my life did end when that happen and maybe the hardest part about my life
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Hans Jonas
German Philosopher
That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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Umberto Guidoni
Italian Astronaut
And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish.
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Sarah Palin
American Politician
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.
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Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail.
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John Polkinghorne
British Physicist
Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
To ensure financial stability, we expect the provision of U.S. government securities settlement services to be robust in nearly all contingencies.
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Michael Feldman
American Entertainer
The goal for me has always been to learn how to express myself in radio and to have fun doing it and work with whatever contingencies arise.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Expanded credit access has helped households maintain living standards when suffering job loss, illness, or other unexpected contingencies.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films.
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Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
History is about great forces, yes, but also about contingency.
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Hans Jonas
German Philosopher
That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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Umberto Guidoni
Italian Astronaut
And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish.
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Sarah Palin
American Politician
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat.
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Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail.
Quote examples
John Polkinghorne
British Physicist
Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
To ensure financial stability, we expect the provision of U.S. government securities settlement services to be robust in nearly all contingencies.
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Michael Feldman
American Entertainer
The goal for me has always been to learn how to express myself in radio and to have fun doing it and work with whatever contingencies arise.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Expanded credit access has helped households maintain living standards when suffering job loss, illness, or other unexpected contingencies.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films.
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Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
History is about great forces, yes, but also about contingency.
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