su·per·vene (s  p r-v n )intr.v. su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes 1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To follow immediately after; ensue. 3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties. [Latin superven  re : super-, super- + venre, to come; see gw - in Indo-European roots.]su per·venient (-vnynt) adj.su per·venience (-vnyns) n.su per·vention (-v nshn) n. |
supervenient [ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪənt]
adj
1. (Philosophy / Logic) supervening
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy (of a property) inseparable from the other properties of something. Two objects may be identical except that one is red and the other not, but they cannot be identical except that one is beautiful and the other not; beauty is thus a supervenient property
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