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supervenient

supervenient adjective: in a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set.

Adjective

supervenient (comparative more supervenient, superlative most supervenient)

  1. 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.

Forms of supervenient

comparativemore supervenient
superlativemost supervenient

Origin of supervenient

From Latin supervenient-, stem of superveniens, present participle of supervenio (“to come to or in addition to, to overtake”).

Words formed from supervenient

Questions about supervenient

What does supervenient mean?
Supervenient means in a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set.
What part of speech is supervenient?
Supervenient is an adjective.

Words near supervenient in the dictionary

  1. supervenes
  2. superveneth
  3. supervenience
  4. superveniences
  5. superveniency
  6. supervenient
  7. supervening
  8. supervening cause
  9. supervention
  10. superventions
  11. superventricular

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