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Supervenient - What does it mean?

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supervenient

English

Adjective

(en 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.

    • Derived terms

    * superveniently

    Related terms

    * supervene * supervenience * subvenient

    See also

    * (Supervenience)

    References

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    Not English

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