0 the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
There is a real element of serendipity in archaeology.
Part of this process is serendipity: allowing for chance finds, and accepting that what is found is not necessarily what was being looked for.
They introduce a logical formalism to describe serendipity, thereby aiming to distinguish serendipity from other manifestations of creativity.
There is an element of the impromptu about it, even of serendipity.
They also clearly underline the value of communication and collaboration with your colleagues and of course, the role of serendipity.
We should not forget, though, that serendipity has yielded some of our most important agents.
The space in which serendipity, future memory and future pigeons might find a home.
However, as it is now, we often only hear about the implementation or impact of research by serendipity and not by systematic effort (3).