Supervenient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supervenient is an adjective meaning Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.
Meaning
Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.
More Meanings
- (logic, philosophy, of a set of properties) In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
Example Sentences
If mental properties are supervenient on physical properties, people with identical bodies will also have identical minds.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transitive, compresent, connex, equipollent, adjunctive, stronger.
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