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Comparative for dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown
“Our Army's battlefield success is contingent on the right information reaching the right soldier at the right time.”
Comparative for random or unexpected in nature
“Failure to disclose and prepare for contingent liabilities has led to large increases in public debt and triggered fiscal crisis.”
Comparative for that may possibly happen or occur
“Thus, there is a sense in which a future contingent occurrence has a factual consequent on the truth of a proposition that expresses what may prove to be a fact.”
Comparative for subject to certain conditions
Comparative for not directly caused by or resulting from something
Comparative for arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later
Comparative for supposed but not necessarily real or true
Comparative for of or pertaining to a particular situation or circumstance
Comparative for concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters
Comparative for corresponding in size or amount to something else
Comparative for relevant or important with regard to (a subject or matter)
Comparative for doubtful in terms of truth or validity
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