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) n., съвпадение (bg) n. Czech: koincidence (cs) f.

French: coïncidence (fr) f.

state of events appearing to be connected when they are not

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

Mandarin: 巧合 (cmn) (qiǎohé) Norwegian: sammentreff (no) n. Polish: zbieg okoliczności (pl) m. Portuguese: coincidência (pt) f. Russian: совпадение (ru) (sovpadénije) n. Scottish Gaelic: co-thuiteamas (gd) m. Serbian: случајност (sr) Slovene: nakljúčje (sl) n. Spanish: coincidencia (es) f. Turkish: tesadüf (tr), rastlantı (tr)

coincidence point — see coincidence point