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accidental property

accidental property noun: a characteristic of something that is unnecessary to its essence, and in which a deviation of that characteristic has no effect on its essence.

Noun

accidental property (plural accidental properties)

  1. A characteristic of something that is unnecessary to its essence, and in which a deviation of that characteristic has no effect on its essence.

Forms of accidental property

pluralaccidental properties

Questions about accidental property

What does accidental property mean?
Accidental property means a characteristic of something that is unnecessary to its essence, and in which a deviation of that characteristic has no effect on its essence.
What part of speech is accidental property?
Accidental property is a noun.
What is the plural of accidental property?
The plural of accidental property is accidental properties.

Words near accidental property in the dictionary

  1. accidental light
  2. accidental lights
  3. accidental point
  4. accidental points
  5. accidental properties
  6. accidental property
  7. accidentalism
  8. accidentalist
  9. accidentalists
  10. accidentality
  11. accidentally

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