Common accident

al-ʿaraḍ al-ʿāmm

العَرَضُ العَامّ

A common accident (ʿaraḍ ʿāmm) is a universal said of what falls under one reality and of other things too, and predicated non-essentially.

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Explanation

“Walking” is said of humans, but also of horses and other animals, and it is not part of what a human is.

Also written as: arad amm, aradh aam, common accident.

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