The difference between Accidental and Fortuitous
When used as adjectives, accidental means not essential, whereas fortuitous means happening by chance.
Accidental is also noun with the meaning: a property which is not essential.
check bellow for the other definitions of Accidental and Fortuitous
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Accidental as an adjective:
Not essential; incidental, secondary.
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Accidental as an adjective (philosophy):
Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).
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Accidental as an adjective (music):
Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.
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Accidental as an adjective:
Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.
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Accidental as an adjective:
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
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Accidental as an adjective (geometry):
Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.
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Accidental as a noun:
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.
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Accidental as a noun (painting, pluralonly):
Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
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Accidental as a noun (music):
A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.
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Fortuitous as an adjective:
Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
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Fortuitous as an adjective:
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
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Fortuitous as an adjective (legal):
Happening independently of human will.