Logic, non-essential; attribute not included in definition.
ETYM French accident, from Latin accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. Related to Cadence, Case.
1. A mishap; especially one causing injury or death.
2. Anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; SYN. fortuity, chance event.

Town in Maryland (USA), population 349; zip code 21520.