Conditional vs. Contingent
Conditionalnoun
(grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
Conditionalnoun
(grammar) The conditional mood.
Conditionalnoun
(logic) A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
Conditionalnoun
(programming) An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
Conditionalnoun
(obsolete) A limitation.
Conditionaladjective
Limited by a condition.
Conditionaladjective
(logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is.
Conditionaladjective
(grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.
Conditionaladjective
Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise.
Conditionaladjective
Expressing a condition or supposition; as, a conditional word, mode, or tense.
Conditionalnoun
A limitation.
Conditionalnoun
A conditional word, mode, or proposition.
Conditionaladjective
qualified by reservations
Conditionaladjective
imposing or depending on or containing a condition;
Contingentnoun
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
Contingentnoun
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
Contingentnoun
(military) A quota of troops.
Contingentadjective
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
Contingentadjective
(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
Contingentadjective
Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
Contingentadjective
Not logically necessarily true or false.
Contingentadjective
Temporary
Contingentadjective
Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
Contingentadjective
Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
Contingentadjective
Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.
Contingentnoun
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
Contingentnoun
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.
Contingentnoun
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;
Contingentnoun
a temporary military unit;
Contingentadjective
possible but not certain to occur;
Contingentadjective
determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established;
Contingentadjective
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances;
Contingentadjective
subject to chance
Contingentadjective
(of losses, liabilities, etc.) that can be anticipated to arise if a particular event occurs.
Contingentadjective
true by virtue of the way things in fact are and not by logical necessity
Contingentadjective
occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on
Contingentnoun
a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group
Contingentnoun
a body of troops or police sent to join a larger force
