Associations to the word «Contingency»

Wiktionary

CONTINGENCY, noun. (uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability. [1560s]
CONTINGENCY, noun. (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [1610s]
CONTINGENCY, noun. (countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.
CONTINGENCY, noun. (logic) (countable) A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
CONTINGENCY PLAN, noun. An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails
CONTINGENCY PLANS, noun. Plural of contingency plan
CONTINGENCY TABLE, noun. (statistics) A table presenting the joint distribution of two categorical variables.
CONTINGENCY TABLE, noun. (statistics) An arrangement of data containing the joint distribution of two or more categorical variables, usually in a database, a series of tables, or a special visualization.
CONTINGENCY TABLES, noun. Plural of contingency table

Dictionary definition

CONTINGENCY, noun. A possible event or occurrence or result.
CONTINGENCY, noun. The state of being contingent on something.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King