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Of a circumstance, that its coming about can only be explained by the sequence of events and contributing factors that lead to it; that it cannot be justified or explained by reference only to existing conditions. | |||
The way things turned out depended on the coincidental interaction and juxtaposition of unrelated factors in the ecosystem. | |||
The classic case is of course evolution by natural selection: re run the tape from the beginning and you would ''not'' get the same result. | |||
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