noncontingent
Not dependent on
Noncontingent means not dependent on conditions or circumstances.
In philosophy and logic, a noncontingent truth is one that couldn't be otherwise—necessarily true or necessarily false regardless of how the world happens to be.
In psychology and behavioral science, noncontingent reinforcement is delivered on a schedule regardless of the subject's behavior: The treats were given noncontingently, not as rewards.
Indispensable, cannot omit
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- inherentExisting as essential part
- intrinsicBelonging by nature
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
inevitable · certain · immutable · fixed · eternal · permanent · unchanging · invariable
Self-directed and free
- uncausedWithout preceding trigger
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-existentBeing without external cause
- free-standingNot fixed to anything
unconditioned · unrelated · separate · disconnected · unaffected · isolated · detached · uninfluenced
necessary
Indispensable, cannot omit
unconditional · inevitable · certain · immutable · fixed · eternal · permanent · unchanging · invariable · fundamental
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- uncausedWithout preceding trigger
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-existentBeing without external cause
free-standing · unconditioned · unrelated · separate · disconnected · unaffected · isolated · detached · uninfluenced · sovereign
noncontingentcontingent
Conditional or representative group
conditional · dependent · circumstantial · situational · qualified