The difference between Contingent and Necessary
When used as nouns, contingent means an event which may or may not happen, whereas necessary means a place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
When used as adjectives, contingent means possible or liable, but not certain to occur, whereas necessary means required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
check bellow for the other definitions of Contingent and Necessary
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Contingent as a noun:
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
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Contingent as a noun:
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion.
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Contingent as a noun (military):
A quota of troops.
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Contingent as an adjective:
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
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Contingent as an adjective:
(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
Examples:
"The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control."
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Contingent as an adjective:
Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
Examples:
"a contingent estate"
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Contingent as an adjective:
Not logically necessarily true or false.
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Contingent as an adjective:
Temporary
Examples:
"contingent labor, contingent worker"
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Necessary as an adjective:
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
Examples:
"Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet [[necessary]] that that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist."
"It is absolutely [[necessary]] that you call and confirm your appointment."
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Necessary as an adjective:
Unavoidable, inevitable.
Examples:
"If it is absolutely [[necessary]] to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account."
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Necessary as an adjective (obsolete):
Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.
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Necessary as a noun (UK, archaic, _, euphemism, usually with the definite article):
A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.