sattumanvarainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- coincidental adj Happening by chance at the same time, rather than through planning or connection.
- fortuitous adj Happening by chance, especially in a lucky or fortunate way.
- haphazard adj Done without any clear plan or order; disorganized and random.
- hazardous adj Dangerous; likely to cause harm.
- stochastic adjective Involving or governed by chance, so that individual outcomes cannot be predicted exactly even though the pattern of outcomes over many trials can be described by probability.
Senses
sattumanvarainen is used for these senses in English:
- accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
- coincidental Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
- fortuitous Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
- haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
- hazardous (rare) Of or involving chance.
- stochastic Random, randomly determined.
accidental — full definition
- adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.