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accidentalness

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency ac·ci·den·tal·ness
Definition

n. the quality of something happening by chance rather than on purpose. It describes how likely it is that an event was not planned.

n. the quality or state of occurring by chance or without intention. Often used in philosophical or statistical contexts to describe the lack of a causal connection between events.


SIMPLE

The accidentalness of the meeting made the friendship feel more special.

CONTEXTUAL

The philosopher argued that the accidentalness of the universe's formation suggests there is no inherent purpose to our existence.

COMPLEX

While the two events occurred simultaneously, their accidentalness was merely a coincidence of timing, as there was no underlying causal mechanism linking the two separate systems.

Origin

From accidental + -ness.

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