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“pseudoserendipities”
1. A description of accidental discoveries of ways to achieve an end sought for, in contrast to the meaning of (true) serenpidity, which describes accidental discoveries of things not sought for.
2. To discover, invent, or create something in a surprising way.
3. The accidental discovery of a way or ways to achieve an end that was sought for.
The term was coined by Royston M. Roberts as stated in his book Serendipity, Accidental Discoveries in Science, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1989 (Introduction, pages x-xi).
3. The accidental discovery of a way or ways to achieve an end that was sought for.
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