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<p>In logic, <b>contingency</b> is the feature of a statement making it neither necessary nor impossible. Contingency is a fundamental concept of <a href="page.php?w=modal_logic">modal logic</a>. Modal logic concerns the manner, or mode, in which statements are true. Contingency is one of three basic modes alongside necessity and impossibility. In modal logic, a contingent statement stands in the modal realm between what is necessary and what is impossible, never crossing into the territory of either status. Contingent and necessary statements form</p><p>
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