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coincidence

coin·ci·dence

UK/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ US/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ common

noun

1.

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

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2.

the quality of occupying the same position or area in space

  • “he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs”
3.

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

  • “the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable”
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Origin

From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.

Phrases

  • anthropic coincidence
  • coincidence method
  • coincidence point
  • coincidence technique
  • coincidence theorist
  • coincidence theory
  • divine coincidence
  • index of coincidence

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