contingent truth

Contingent truth refers to a statement that is true under certain circumstances but could have been false if those circumstances were different. For example, "It is raining outside" is contingent because it depends on the weather at a specific moment. Unlike necessary truths, which are always true (like "2 + 2 = 4"), contingent truths could possibly be false. They highlight the difference between facts that depend on the way the world is and those that are true by definition.