proposition |ˌpräpəˈziSHən|noun1 a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion: the proposition that all men are created equal.• Logic a statement that expresses a concept that can be true or false.
• Mathematics a formal statement of a theorem or problem, typically including the demonstration.2 a suggested scheme or plan of action, esp. in a business context: a detailed investment proposition.• (in the US) a constitutional proposal; a bill.• informal an offer of sexual intercourse made to a person with whom one is not sexually involved, esp. one that is made in an unsubtle or offensive way.3 [ with adj. ] a project, task, or idea considered in terms of its likely success or difficulty, esp. in a commercial context: a paper that has lost half its readers is unlikely to be an attractive proposition.• a person considered in terms of the likely success or difficulty of one's dealings with them: as a potential manager, Sandy is a better proposition than Dave.verb [ with obj. ] informalmake a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved), esp. in an unsubtle or offensive way: she had been propositioned at the party by an accountant.• make an offer or suggestion to (someone): I was propositioned by the editor about becoming film critic of the paper.
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contingency |kənˈtinjənsē|noun (pl. contingencies)a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty: a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies.• a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance: a contingency reserve.• an incidental expense: allow an extra fifteen percent in the budget for contingencies.• the absence of certainty in events: the island's public affairs can be invaded bycontingency.• Philosophy the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia(in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’ (seecontingent) .
contingencynounwe've tried to imagine and provide for all possible contingencies: eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility, fortuity, accident,chance, emergency.
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contiguity |ˌkäntəˈgyo͞oitē|nounthe state of bordering or being in direct contact with something: nations boundtogether by geographical contiguity.• Psychology the sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response,causing their association in the mind.ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin contiguitas, from Latin contiguus‘touching’ (see contiguous) .
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• Mathematics a formal statement of a theorem or problem, typically including the demonstration.2 a suggested scheme or plan of action, esp. in a business context: a detailed investment proposition.• (in the US) a constitutional proposal; a bill.• informal an offer of sexual intercourse made to a person with whom one is not sexually involved, esp. one that is made in an unsubtle or offensive way.3 [ with adj. ] a project, task, or idea considered in terms of its likely success or difficulty, esp. in a commercial context: a paper that has lost half its readers is unlikely to be an attractive proposition.• a person considered in terms of the likely success or difficulty of one's dealings with them: as a potential manager, Sandy is a better proposition than Dave.verb [ with obj. ] informalmake a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved), esp. in an unsubtle or offensive way: she had been propositioned at the party by an accountant.• make an offer or suggestion to (someone): I was propositioned by the editor about becoming film critic of the paper.
propositionnoun1 the analysis derives from one proposition: theory, hypothesis, thesis, argument,premise, principle, theorem, concept, idea, statement.2 a business proposition: proposal, scheme, plan, project, idea, program, bid.3 doing it for real is a very different proposition: task, job, undertaking, venture, activity,affair, problem.verbhe never dared proposition her: propose sex with, make sexual advances to, make an indecent proposal to, make an improper suggestion to; informal hit on.
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contingency |kənˈtinjənsē|noun (pl. contingencies)a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty: a detailed contract that attempts to provide for all possible contingencies.• a provision for an unforeseen event or circumstance: a contingency reserve.• an incidental expense: allow an extra fifteen percent in the budget for contingencies.• the absence of certainty in events: the island's public affairs can be invaded bycontingency.• Philosophy the absence of necessity; the fact of being so without having to be so.ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the philosophical sense): from late Latin contingentia(in its medieval Latin sense ‘circumstance’), from contingere ‘befall’ (seecontingent) .
contingencynounwe've tried to imagine and provide for all possible contingencies: eventuality, (chance) event, incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility, fortuity, accident,chance, emergency.
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contiguity |ˌkäntəˈgyo͞oitē|nounthe state of bordering or being in direct contact with something: nations boundtogether by geographical contiguity.• Psychology the sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response,causing their association in the mind.ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from late Latin contiguitas, from Latin contiguus‘touching’ (see contiguous) .
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