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serendipity  

Definition(s)

  • Serendipity is a distinctive type of inductive discovery. Robert Stebbins defines it as the quintessential form of informal experimentation, accidental discovery, and spontaneous invention. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Serendipity]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZR0STBL7-X

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