Contingente
Example: El contingente de posibilidades en la filosofía es infinito.
Definition
"Contingente" in philosophy refers to something that is not necessary or inevitable, meaning it could be otherwise or might not have happened. It describes possibilities or events that depend on certain conditions or circumstances rather than being predetermined.
Etymology
The word "contingente" comes from the Latin 'contingens,' meaning 'touching, happening, or falling upon.' It originally conveyed the idea of something that occurs by chance or is dependent on external factors, which perfectly fits its philosophical use referring to non-necessary events or possibilities.
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"Contingente" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (C1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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