contingently

contingently

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  • contingently — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from contingent (I) + ly : in a contingent way or manner : provisionally, accidentally …   Useful english dictionary

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  • David Premack — (born October 26, 1925) is currently emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He was educated at the University of Minnesota when logical positivism was in full bloom. The departments of Psychology and Philosophy were… …   Wikipedia

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