coincidence

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See also coïncidence

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Etymology

coincide + -ence

Noun

coincidence (plural coincidences)

1. Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
2. Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
3. (analysis) A coincidence point.

Synonyms

• (in analysis): coincidence point

Derived terms

• coincidence point
• coincidence theory
• index of coincidence
• Lefschetz coincidence theorem

Related terms

• coincide
• coincident
• coincidental
• coincidentally

Translations

of objects, property of being coincident

• Bulgarian: съвпадение (bg) (sǎvpadenie) n, съвпадение (bg) (sǎvpadenie) n
• Czech: koincidence (cs) f

• French: coïncidence (fr) f
• Spanish: coincidencia (es) f

state of events appearing to be connected when they are not

• Azeri: təsadüf (az)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巧合 (cmn) (qiǎohé)

• Czech: náhoda (cs) f, koincidence (cs) f
• Finnish: yhteensattuma (fi)
• French: coïncidence (fr) f
• German: zufälliges Zusammentreffen (de) m, Koinzidenz (de) f
• Greek: σύμπτωση (el) (sýmptosi) f (sýmptosi)
• Hebrew: צירוף-מקרים (he) m (tziruf-miqrym)
• Italian: coincidenza (it) f
• Lithuanian: sutapimas (lt) m

• Maori: oruatanga (mi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sammentreff (nb) n, sammenfall (nb) n

  Nynorsk: samantreff (nn) m and n, samanfall (nn)

• Polish: zbieg okoliczności (pl) m
• Portuguese: coincidência (pt) f
• Russian: совпадение (ru) (sovpadénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: co-thuiteamas (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: случајност (sh)
• Slovene: nakljúčje (sl) n
• Spanish: coincidencia (es) f
• Turkish: tesadüf (tr), rastlantı (tr)

coincidence point — see coincidence point