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See also: coïncidence
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- coïncidence (uncommon)
- coincidency (dated)
- quincidence (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From French coïncidence.
Morphologically coincide + -ence.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/, /kəˈwɪnsɪdəns/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
coincidence (countable and uncountable, plural coincidences)
- Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
- Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
- That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it.
- It is sheer coincidence that the cartoon resembles the local politician.
- (mathematical analysis) A coincidence point.
- (geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
Synonyms[edit]
- (of objects and time): concurrentness, synchronicity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness
- (in analysis): coincidence point
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of objects, property of being coincident
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state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
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coincidence point — see coincidence point
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