Contingency or Contingent may refer to: *

Contingency (philosophy) In logic, contingency is the feature of a statement making it neither necessary nor impossible. Contingency is a fundamental concept of modal logic. Modal logic concerns the manner, or ''mode'', in which statements are true. Contingency is one of ...

, in philosophy and logic *

Contingency plan A contingency plan, or alternate plan, also known colloquially as Plan B, is a plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan. It is often used for risk management for an exceptional risk that, though unlikely, would have cata ...

, in planning *

Contingency (electrical grid) In an electrical grid, contingency is an unexpected failure of a single principal component (e.g., an electrical generator or a power transmission line) that causes the change of the system state large enough to endanger the grid security. Some p ...

, in electrical grid engineering *

Contingency table In statistics, a contingency table (also known as a cross tabulation or crosstab) is a type of table in a matrix format that displays the multivariate frequency distribution of the variables. They are heavily used in survey research, business int ...

, in statistics *

Contingency theory A contingency theory is an organizational theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation, to lead a company, or to decision making, make decisions. Instead, the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the i ...

, in organizational theory *

Contingency (evolutionary biology) In evolutionary biology, contingency describes how the outcome of evolution may be affected by the history of a particular lineage. Overview Evolution is a historical process, and the outcomes of history can be sensitive to the details of the i ...

Contingency management Contingency management (CM) is the application of the three-term contingency (or operant conditioning), which uses stimulus control and consequences to change behavior. CM originally derived from the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA), but ...

, in medicine *

Contingent claim In finance, a contingent claim is a derivative whose future payoff depends on the value of another “underlying” asset,Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie. (2007). Contingent Claims Approach to Measuring and Managing Sovereign Credit R ...

, in finance *

Contingent fee A contingent fee (also known as a contingency fee in the United States or a conditional fee in England and Wales) is any fee for services provided where the fee is payable only if there is a favourable result. Although such a fee may be used in ma ...

, in commercial matters *

Contingent liability In accounting, contingent liabilities are liabilities that may be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of an uncertain future event such as the outcome of a pending lawsuit. These liabilities are not recorded in a company's accounts ...

, in law *

Contingent vote The contingent vote is a two-stage electoral system that elects a single representative, in which the winner receives a majority of votes. It uses ranked voting. The voter ranks the candidates in order of preference, and when the votes are f ...

, in politics *

Contingent work Contingent work, casual work, gig work or contract work, is an employment relationship with limited job security, payment on a piece work basis, typically part-time (typically with variable hours) that is considered non-permanent. According to ...

, an employment relationship *

Cost contingency When estimating the cost for a project, product or other item or investment, there is always uncertainty as to the precise content of all items in the estimate, how work will be performed, what work conditions will be like when the project is execut ...

, in business risk management * "Contingency" (''Prison Break''), a television series episode * Military contingent, a group within an

army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

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