uncertain possibility

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• possibility — An uncertain thing which may happen. A contingent interest in real or personal estate. It is either near (or ordinary), as where an estate is limited to one after the death of another, or remote (or extraordinary), as where it is limited to a man …   Black's law dictionary

• con|tin|gency — «kuhn TIHN juhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. a happening or event depending on something that is uncertain; possibility: »The explorer carried supplies for every contingency. 2. an accidental happening; uncertain event; chance: »Football players… …   Useful english dictionary

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• if — /if/, conj. 1. in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay indoors if it rains. I ll go if you do. 2. even though: an enthusiastic if small audience. 3. whether: He asked if I knew Spanish. 4. (used to… …   Universalium

• if — [[t]ɪf[/t]] conj. 1) fun in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: If I were you, I wouldn t worry. I ll go if you do[/ex] 2) fun even though: an enthusiastic if small audience[/ex] 3) fun whether: She asked if I knew… …   From formal English to slang

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

• Penda of Mercia — Penda (died November 15, 655Manuscript A of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle gives the year as 655. Bede also gives the year as 655 and specifies a date, November 15. R. L. Poole ( Studies in Chronology and History , 1934) put forward the theory that… …   Wikipedia

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• Info-gap decision theory — is a non probabilistic decision theory that seeks to optimize robustness to failure – or opportuneness for windfall – under severe uncertainty,[1][2] in particular applying sensitivity analysis of the stability radius type[3] to perturbations in… …   Wikipedia