contingent

  1. Noun.  An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
  2. Noun.  That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;.
  3. Noun.  (military) a quota of troops.
  4. Adjective.  Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
  5. Adjective.  (''with'' '''upon''') Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
  6. Adjective.  Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
  7. Adjective.  Not logically necessarily true or false.

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