supervenience

noun

supervenience

noun

Etymology From supervenient + -ence.

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Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Usually 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.

Related terms
convenience, supervene, supervenient

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