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noun

• Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.

  Example: She's costing us a lot in incidentals.

• Something that is incidental.

adjective

• Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.

  Example: That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.

• Occurring by chance

• (of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).