"supervenience" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superveniences [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English supervenient English -ence English supervenience From supervenient + -ence. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|supervenient|-ence|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English supervenient English -ence English supervenience From supervenient + -ence. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} supervenience (usually uncountable, plural superveniences)
  1. (philosophy) The state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: supervention Related terms: convenience, supervene, supervenient

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