1. the act of coming or occurring as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected
Usage: formal
2. in philosophy, the relation whereby one set of properties is determined by another set of properties
Usage: philosophy; technical

Examples

• The supervention of new regulations changed the entire industry.
• His sudden illness was an unfortunate supervention that disrupted their travel plans.
• The philosopher argued that mental properties show supervention on physical properties.
• The supervention of bad weather forced them to cancel the outdoor event.
• In ethics, many believe moral properties have supervention on natural properties.
• The supervention of unexpected costs made the project financially unfeasible.