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. + prikaži više

ETYM French chance, Old Fren. cheance, from Late Lat. cadentia (a allusion to the falling of the dice), from Latin cadere to fall; akin to Skr. çad to fall, Latin cedere to yield, Eng. cede. Related to Cadence.
(Homonym: chants).
A risk involving danger.
Likelihood, or probability, of an event taking place, expressed as a fraction or percentage. For example, the chance that a tossed coin will land heads up is 50%.
As a science, it originated when the Chevalier de Méré consulted Blaise Pascal about how to reduce his gambling losses. In 1664, in correspondence with another mathematician, Pierre de Fermat, Pascal worked out the foundations of the theory of chance. This underlies the science of statistics. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French coďncidence.
1. An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental; SYN. happenstance.
2. The quality of occupying the same position or area in space.

ETYM Cf. French contingence.
The state of being contingent on something.

1. The quality or state of being fortuitous
2. A chance event or occurrence

An accidental happening.

ETYM French hasard, Spanish azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. from Arabic zahr, zâr, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azzâr.
1. A source of danger; SYN. jeopardy, peril, risk.
2. An obstacle on a golf course.