偶ぐう有ゆう性せい

noun

accident; accidental quality

Technical term in philosophy and logic, referring to a property that a thing may have or lack without affecting its essence. Contrasts with 本質 (essence).

• アリストテレスは、本ほん質しつと偶ぐう有ゆう性せいを区く別べつした。

  Aristotle distinguished between essence and accident.

• 色いろや形かたちは、その物ものの偶ぐう有ゆう性せいに過すぎない。

  Color and shape are merely accidental qualities of the object.