contingent
Pronunciation:
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/noun
Definitions
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future.
Synonyms:contingencyThat which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
Synonyms:proportionA quota of troops.
adjective
Definitions
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur.
Synonyms:casualincidentalAntonyms:certainimpossibleinevitablenecessary(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
Example: The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control.
Synonyms:conditionalDependent on something that may or may not occur.
Example: a contingent estate
Not logically necessarily true or false.