Definitions for Dependency
dɪˈpɛn dən side·pen·den·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. dependence, dependance, dependencynoun

   the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

2. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

3. colony, dependencynoun

   a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dependencynoun

   A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

   Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.

2. dependencynoun

   Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:

   In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.

3. dependencynoun

   A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

4. dependencynoun

   A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.

5. dependencynoun

   Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

   This library has a lot of dependencies. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dependence, Dependencynoun

   Etymology: from depend, Latin.

   1. A thing or person at the disposal or discretion of another.

   We invade the rights of our neighbours, not upon account of covetousness, but of dominion, that we may create dependencies. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   2. State of being subordinate, or subject in some degree to the discretion of another; the contrary to sovereignty.

   Let me report to him
   Your sweet dependency, and you shall find
   A conqu’ror that will pray in aid for kindness,
   Where he for grace is kneel’d to. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   At their setting out they must have their commission, or letters patents from the king, that so they may acknowledge their dependency upon the crown of England. Francis Bacon, to Villiers.

   3. That which is not principal; that which is subordinate.

   We speak of the sublunary worlds, this earth, and its dependencies, which rose out of a chaos about six thousand years ago. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   4. Concatination; connexion; rise of consequents from premises.

   Her madness hath the oddest frame of sense;
   Such a dependency of thing on thing,
   As e’er I heard in madness. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   5. Relation of any thing to another, as of an effect to its cause.

   I took pleasure to trace out the cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another in the visible creation. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   6. Trust; reliance; confidence.

   The expectation of the performance of our desire, is that we call dependence upon him for help and assistance. Edward Stillingfleet.

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1. dependency

   Dependency refers to a state in which one thing relies on another for its operation, functioning, existence or value. It signifies a relationship between two entities where one is affected by or influenced by the other. This concept is used in various fields like technology, psychology, sociology, and economics, among others. It can refer to both beneficial support systems or potentially harmful situations where there is too much reliance on something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Dependencynoun

   state of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust

2. Dependencynoun

   a thing hanging down; a dependence

3. Dependencynoun

   that which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like

4. Dependencynoun

   a territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dependency

   In a project network, a dependency is a link amongst a project's terminal elements. There are four kinds of dependencies with respect to ordering terminal elements: ⁕Finish to start ⁕A FS B = B can't start before A is finished ⁕ ⁕ FS ⁕Finish to finish ⁕A FF B = B can't finish before A is finished ⁕ ⁕ FF ⁕Start to start. ⁕A SS B = B can't start before A starts ⁕ ⁕ SS ⁕Start to finish ⁕A SF B = B can't finish before A starts ⁕ ⁕ SF Finish-to-start is considered a "natural dependency" whereas all the others are constraints imposed by the scheduler to reflect resource constraints or preferential dependencies. SF is rarely used, and should generally be avoided. There are three kinds of dependencies with respect to the reason for the existence of dependency: ⁕Causal ⁕It is impossible to edit a text before it is written ⁕It is illogical to pour concrete before you dig the foundations of a building ⁕Resource constraints ⁕It is logically possible to paint four walls in a room simultaneously but there is only one painter

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dependency in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dependency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Dependency in a Sentence

1. Shelby Steele:

   I think you’re God's gift right now to black America, to the black community all across America, because we've gotten this terrible, terrible idea coming out of the 60s, that our dependency on the larger society is justice. And that what we need to be doing is protesting, and that we need Black Lives Matter, and that we need black anger and we need black identity, no, those things assuage us as we decline. What we need are traditional family values. A mother and a father — no social programs will ever substitute for that. We need that sort of common sense responsibility for our own fate — don't just keep giving us things, more and more things. Ask more from us and we need to ask more from ourselves.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store. And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana – so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful, our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs will destroy your life.

3. Dan Bodner:

   We are making adjustments to our (marketing) strategy to reduce our dependency on large projects, it just takes too long for customers to make decisions when the numbers are big and budgets need to be justified.

4. Rodrigo Catril:

   The Fed’s acknowledgment of a slowdown in the pace of the recovery and dependency on vaccine roll out are not new news, but it does provide equity investors a bit of a reality check, pushing out the timing for recovery.

5. Joseph Daher:

   They’re all doing it...But Hezbollah’s scope is much bigger and more powerful, with more resources to deal with the crisis, this is more about limiting the catastrophe for its popular base. It means the dependency on Hezbollah particularly will increase.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dependency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dependency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Dependency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dependency
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dependency