Definition of coincidence Coincidence

/kowɪˈnsɪdʌns/ - [kowinsiduns] - co•in•ci•dence

We found 11 definitions of coincidence from 5 different sources.

What does coincidence mean?

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Noun Plural: coincidences
coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
		spatial relation, position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
coincidence - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
		happenstance
coincidence - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
		concurrence, conjunction, co-occurrence
		simultaneity, simultaneousness happening or existing or done at the same time
		concomitance occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
		overlap the property of partial coincidence in time
		contemporaneity, contemporaneousness the quality of belonging to the same period of time

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Wiktionary

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

coincidence (n.)
The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
coincidence (n.)
The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
coincidence (n.)
Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.

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coincidence
An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental.

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coincidence, noun, singular of coincidences.

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