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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(logic) Synonym of accident (“a property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive”)..
An Accidens (or accident) of an individual, genus, or species is any attribute which is possessed by it, and which does not follow from, or form a part of, its comprehension. […] If, on the other hand, an accidens is sometimes present and sometimes absent in an individual, […]
But, where there is no apparent reason why the attribute should always be found in the individuals of a class, it is called an Accidens.
Use accidens when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Accidens means (logic) Synonym of accident (“a property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive”)..
Common synonyms include accident.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An Accidens (or accident) of an individual, genus, or species is any attribute which is possessed by it, and which does not follow from, or form a part of, its comprehension. […] If, on the other hand, an accidens is sometimes present and sometimes absent in an individual, […]
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