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  1. supervenientadjective

    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.

  2. supervenientadjective

    Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Supervenientadjective

    Added; additional.

    Etymology: superveniens, Latin.

    If it were unjust to murder John, the supervenient oath did not extenuate the fact, or oblige the jurer unto it. Brown.

    That branch of belief was in him supervenient to Christian practice, and not all Christian practice built on that. Henry Hammond.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Supervenientadjective

    coming as something additional or extraneous; coming afterwards

  2. Etymology: [L. superveniens, p. pr.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supervenient in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supervenient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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