Supervenience
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supervenience is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- superveniences
Synonyms for supervenience
Depending on context, synonyms include supervention.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superveniency, superdupervenience, function, suzerainty, superpositionality, dependency.
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