contingencen.

/kənˈtɪndʒəns/

Etymology: < Latin type *contingentia (perhaps in medieval Latin), < contingent- contingent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix. (In French apparently from c1600: see Littré.)

I. Senses relating to touching or affinity.

1. Touching, contact. angle of contingence: the infinitesimal angle between the circumference of a circle and its tangent, or between two tangents to a curve at consecutive points. line of contingence: = contingent or tangent line.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] > contiguity

toucha1398

contingence1561

concourse1570

admotion1603

collaterage1610

contact1626

contaction1628

contiguousness1639

contingencya1646

contiguity1648

concurrence1656

osculation1669

abuttal1797

tangency1813

touching1842

1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation ii. xvi. sig. Fiii^v Cal it the line of contingence.

1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iii. Introd. f. 80^v The angle of contingence is the least of all acute rightlined angles.

1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons i. 3 in Elements Philos. An Angle of Contingence hath its Quantity as well as that which is called simply an Angle.

1873 B. Williamson Elem. Treat. Differential Calculus (ed. 2) xvii. §219 The total curvature of an arc of a plane curve is measured by the angle through which it is bent between its extremities—that is, by the external angle between the tangents at these points, assuming that the arc in question has no point of inflexion on it. This angle is called the angle of contingence of the arc.

figurative.1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie i. v. 29 As..it is in the point of Contingence, every thing is either True or False.

†2. Contiguity; nearness of nature, affinity; = contingency n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > affinity or closeness

cousinagea1398

alliancea1475

affinityc1485

propinquitya1500

societya1513

kindred1528

cognationa1555

affinitive1579

sympathya1586

vicinity1594

affiance1597

contingence1612

contingency1612

congeniality1620

umbilicality1646

consanguinity1651

congeneracy1664

gossipred1674

congenerousness1677

closeness1692

intimacy1720

proximity1762

liaison1809

cousinship1848

affiliation1870

kinship1876

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. Illustr. 18 Like kindnesse, as wee reade of twixt the Troians and Romanes..which was louing respect through contingence of bloud.

II. Senses relating to occurrence.

3. The coming to pass of anything without predetermination, freedom from necessity; chance; happening by chance; = contingency n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [noun]

freedomeOE

free will1340

arbitryc1374

advisementa1398

freedom of will?c1400

liberty?c1400

wilfulnessc1460

liberal arbitre?1483

contingencec1530

indifferencya1555

contingency1561

freedom of thought1591

self-willingness1591

volunt1611

voluntariness1643

uncommandedness1646

autexousy1678

volency1686

inconditionality1696

unconditionalitya1714

indifference1728

volition1738

vacancy1754

voluntarity1794

autonomy1803

unconditionalness1843

unconditionedness1854

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun]

i-wonc1275

casec1300

adventurec1325

hap1340

accidencea1393

casualty1423

chefe1440

fortunityc1470

enchance?a1475

accidentc1485

chance1526

contingencec1530

lottery1570

casuality1574

chanceableness1581

contingency1623

fortuitiona1641

fortuitness1643

accidentalness1648

accidentality1651

fortuitousness1652

causelessnessa1660

temerity1678

fortuitya1747

spontaneity1751

felicity1809

accidentiality1814

c1530 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 32 I haue seene folys leevyng contyngence, accuse them-selfe infortunat, of whom the wyse man seledom complaynith.

1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iv. ii. i. 687 They attribute all to naturall causes, contingence of all things.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. iii. 45 Contingence is blind, and does not pick and choose for a particular Sort of Events.

1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 289 He delighted to talk of liberty and necessity, destiny and contingence.

1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2306 The liberty of indifference or of contingence which had been charged upon the Arminians.

†4. = contingency n. 4 ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event

adventure?c1225

hapc1275

chancea1300

fortunea1375

accidenta1398

casualtya1513

to-fall1562

withfall1562

casual1566

casuality1574

stour1583

upcasta1616

contingency1620

haphazard1651

contingence1660

unaccountable1789

happen-so1816

happenchance1847

happenstance1857

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. iv. 85 To heap together many rare contingences and miraculous effects of the holy Sacrament.

1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 158 A Thousand Contingences, may take away all my Wealth.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xvii. 97 This is a contingence, and must be left to time.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vi The common contingences of physical life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	contingence
释义	contingencen. /kənˈtɪndʒəns/ Etymology: < Latin type contingentia (perhaps in medieval Latin), < contingent-* contingent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix. (In French apparently from c1600: see Littré.) I. Senses relating to touching or affinity. 1. Touching, contact. angle of contingence: the infinitesimal angle between the circumference of a circle and its tangent, or between two tangents to a curve at consecutive points. line of contingence: = contingent or tangent line. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] > contiguity toucha1398 contingence1561 concourse1570 admotion1603 collaterage1610 contact1626 contaction1628 contiguousness1639 contingencya1646 contiguity1648 concurrence1656 osculation1669 abuttal1797 tangency1813 touching1842 1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation ii. xvi. sig. Fiii^v Cal it the line of contingence. 1570 H. Billingsley in tr. Euclid Elements Geom. iii. Introd. f. 80^v The angle of contingence is the least of all acute rightlined angles. 1656 T. Hobbes Six Lessons i. 3 in Elements Philos. An Angle of Contingence hath its Quantity as well as that which is called simply an Angle. 1873 B. Williamson Elem. Treat. Differential Calculus (ed. 2) xvii. §219 The total curvature of an arc of a plane curve is measured by the angle through which it is bent between its extremities—that is, by the external angle between the tangents at these points, assuming that the arc in question has no point of inflexion on it. This angle is called the angle of contingence of the arc. figurative.1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie i. v. 29 As..it is in the point of Contingence, every thing is either True or False. †2. Contiguity; nearness of nature, affinity; = contingency n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > affinity or closeness cousinagea1398 alliancea1475 affinityc1485 propinquitya1500 societya1513 kindred1528 cognationa1555 affinitive1579 sympathya1586 vicinity1594 affiance1597 contingence1612 contingency1612 congeniality1620 umbilicality1646 consanguinity1651 congeneracy1664 gossipred1674 congenerousness1677 closeness1692 intimacy1720 proximity1762 liaison1809 cousinship1848 affiliation1870 kinship1876 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. Illustr. 18 Like kindnesse, as wee reade of twixt the Troians and Romanes..which was louing respect through contingence of bloud. II. Senses relating to occurrence. 3. The coming to pass of anything without predetermination, freedom from necessity; chance; happening by chance; = contingency n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [noun] freedomeOE free will1340 arbitryc1374 advisementa1398 freedom of will?c1400 liberty?c1400 wilfulnessc1460 liberal arbitre?1483 contingencec1530 indifferencya1555 contingency1561 freedom of thought1591 self-willingness1591 volunt1611 voluntariness1643 uncommandedness1646 autexousy1678 volency1686 inconditionality1696 unconditionalitya1714 indifference1728 volition1738 vacancy1754 voluntarity1794 autonomy1803 unconditionalness1843 unconditionedness1854 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] i-wonc1275 casec1300 adventurec1325 hap1340 accidencea1393 casualty1423 chefe1440 fortunityc1470 enchance?a1475 accidentc1485 chance1526 contingencec1530 lottery1570 casuality1574 chanceableness1581 contingency1623 fortuitiona1641 fortuitness1643 accidentalness1648 accidentality1651 fortuitousness1652 causelessnessa1660 temerity1678 fortuitya1747 spontaneity1751 felicity1809 accidentiality1814 c1530 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 32 I haue seene folys leevyng contyngence, accuse them-selfe infortunat, of whom the wyse man seledom complaynith. 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iv. ii. i. 687 They attribute all to naturall causes, contingence of all things. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. iii. 45 Contingence is blind, and does not pick and choose for a particular Sort of Events. 1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 289 He delighted to talk of liberty and necessity, destiny and contingence. 1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2306 The liberty of indifference or of contingence which had been charged upon the Arminians. †4. = contingency n. 4 ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event adventure?c1225 hapc1275 chancea1300 fortunea1375 accidenta1398 casualtya1513 to-fall1562 withfall1562 casual1566 casuality1574 stour1583 upcasta1616 contingency1620 haphazard1651 contingence1660 unaccountable1789 happen-so1816 happenchance1847 happenstance1857 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Worthy Communicant i. iv. 85 To heap together many rare contingences and miraculous effects of the holy Sacrament. 1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 158 A Thousand Contingences, may take away all my Wealth. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. xvii. 97 This is a contingence, and must be left to time. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vi The common contingences of physical life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.c1530
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