supervenient
adjEtymology From Latin supervenient-, stem of superveniens, present participle of supervenio (“to come to or in addition to, to overtake”).
1
Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Of a set of properties In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
- If mental properties are supervenient on physical properties, people with identical bodies will also have identical minds.
2
Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.
- Derived terms
- superdupervenient, superveniently
- Related terms
- convene, convenient, subvenient, supervene, supervenience