Supervenient - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |suːpərˈviːnjənt|  American pronunciation of the word supervenient
Brit.  |ˌsjuːpəˈviːnɪənt|  British pronunciation of the word supervenient

adjective

- (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
If mental properties are supervenient on physical properties, people with identical bodies will also have identical minds.
- Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.

Extra examples

...he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them...

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