Full Idea
It is customary to associate supervenience with the idea of dependence or determination.
Clarification
[If A is supervenient on B, then A depends on B, or B determines A]
Gist of Idea
Supervenience is linked to dependence
Source
Jaegwon Kim (Mind in a Physical World [1998], §1 p.011)
Book Reference
Kim,Jaegwon: 'Mind in the Physical World' [MIT 2000], p.11
A Reaction
It is only 'customary' because, in principle, the supervenience might just be a coincidence. I might follow someone everywhere because I love them (dependence) or because they force me to (determination). There's always a reason.