Word: Coincidence
How to pronounce: kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.
Example sentences: "They met by coincidence"
2. Correspondence in nature or in time of occurrence.
Example sentences: "The coincidence of interest between the mining companies and certain politicians"
3. The presence of ionizing particles or other objects in two or more detectors simultaneously, or of two or more signals simultaneously in a circuit.
Example sentences: "In their estimation, nothing could explain the coincidences except the momentary passing of a gravitational wave."
Synonyms:
concurrence
commonality
concurrency
overlap
conjunction
happenstance
Antonyms:
mismatch
Derivations:
coincidental
coincident
coinciding
coincide
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Coincidence in Other Languages...
Spanish: Coincidencia
German: Zufall
French: Coïncidence
Italian: Coincidenza
Turkish: Tesadüf
