Supervenient

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  • adj. In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
  • adj. Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming afterwards.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Coming in upon something as additional or extraneous; superadvenient; added; additional; following in close conjunction.
  • Word Usage
    "Kass is surely right to insist that we recognize that our morally significant mental capacities are embodied, concrete, supervenient on a biological base."
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    Words with the same meaning
    accessory