contingency

kənˈtɪndʒənsi
contingencies
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Noun

1.

chance

dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition
  • Success is not guaranteed; it's a contingency that depends on hard work..Erfolg ist nicht garantiert; es ist eine Abhängigkeit, die von harter Arbeit abhängt
2.

eventuality

possible but unlikely future event
  • They planned for every contingency in the project.Sie planten für jede Eventualität im Projekt.
3.

finance

amount paid if contract is unfulfilled
Eventualverbindlichkeit
  • The contract includes a contingency for delays.Der Vertrag enthält eine Eventualverbindlichkeit für Verzögerungen.
4.

logic

TECH.
statement neither tautology nor contradiction
TECH.
Kontingenz f
  • The contingency in logic puzzled the students.Die Kontingenz in der Logik verwirrte die Studenten.
5.

mathematics

TECH.
degree of association between variables
TECH.
Kontingenz f
  • The study measured the contingency between variables.Die Studie maß die Kontingenz zwischen den Variablen.
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Expressions with contingency: examples in English and translations in German

Rücklage für unvorhergesehene Ausgaben
The company used its contingency fund after the factory flood.
Notfallplanung
Contingency planning is essential for every large company.
Notfallplan
The school has a contingency procedure for fire emergencies.
Risikoreserve
The project manager added a contingency reserve to handle possible schedule delays.
Notfallplan
Alternativplan
The company has a contingency plan for power outages.
Rücklage
Eventualkosten
The project budget includes a contingency cost for emergencies.

Synonyms and analogies of contingency in English

Examples of contingency in a sentence

  • Their travel plans are a contingency depending on weather conditions.
  • They prepared for any contingency during the event.
  • A contingency plan was ready for unexpected issues.
  • The project had a contingency for unforeseen events.
  • They set aside a contingency in the budget.
  • The professor explained the contingency during the lecture.

Translations of "contingency" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieKontingenznf.

Terms like contingency and emergence become analytic tools of the discourse.

Begriffe wie Kontingenz und Emergenz wurden zu analytischen Dispositiven des Diskurses.

dieEventualitätnf.

During the meeting, he mentioned a contingency that could impact their timeline.

Während des Meetings erwähnte er eine Eventualität, die ihren Zeitplan beeinflussen könnte.

dieZufälligkeitnf.

The classification is not a mere contingency but serves as an essential premise of his reasoning.

Die Kategorie ist keine bloße Zufälligkeit, sondern dient als wesentliche Grundlage seiner Überlegungen.

dieMöglichkeitnf.

A contingency can help us avoid financial disaster if things go wrong.

Eine Möglichkeit kann uns helfen, finanziellen Ruin zu vermeiden, wenn etwas schiefgeht.

derNotfallnm.

We have to be prepared to respond to this contingency.

Wir müssen bereit sein, um auf diesen Notfall reagieren zu können.

Adjective
Notfall-adj.

Implement effective contingency and ongoing plans in the short and long term

Setzen Sie kurz- und langfristig effiziente Notfall- und laufende Pläne um.

Ausweich-adj.

Contingency and business continuity plans shall be in place to ensure a credit institution's ability to operate on an ongoing basis and limit losses in the event of severe business disruption.

Es werden Ausweich- und Notfallpläne aufgestellt, die sicherstellen, dass das Kreditinstitut seine Tätigkeit fortlaufend aufrechterhalten kann und sich die bei schwerwiegenden Betriebsstörungen auftretenden Verluste in Grenzen halten.

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contingency: Examples and translations in context

The assessment of a literature of the contingency can never be immediate.

Die Beurteilung einer Literatur der Kontingenz kann nie unmittelbar sein.

For factual truth always bears the weakness of its original contingency.

Denn sie behält stets den Makel ihrer ursprünglichen Kontingenz an sich.

Rather, his thoughts lead to dialectics of contingency and consolidation.

Vielmehr leitet sein Denken eine Dialektik von Kontingenz und Konsolidierung.

With this working method he emphasizes the continuity of ambiguity and contingency.

Durch diese Arbeitsweise betont er die Kontinuität von Mehrdeutigkeit und Kontingenz.

One has to be able to distinguish a necessary contingency from a cause.

Man muss fähig sein eine notwendige Kontingenz von einer Ursache zu unterscheiden.

As a basic idea for theoretical argumentation the conception of contingency is discussed.

Als zentral für eine theoretische Begründung wird dabei der Begriff der Kontingenz diskutiert.

But you can neither ignore nor run away from human contingency.

Menschliche Kontingenz kann man aber weder ignorieren noch ihr davonlaufen.

A contingency fluidly sliding on the surface of an absolute time.

Eine Kontingenz, die fließend auf der Oberfläche einer absoluten Zeit gleitet.

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