What is the meaning of accidental?

noun

  • A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature.

adjective

  • Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally .
    • usage: "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
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