coincidence | ||
1. | [ noun ] an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | |
Synonyms: | happenstance | |
Related terms: | accident | |
2. | [ noun ] the quality of occupying the same position or area in space | |
Examples: | "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs" |
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Related terms: | position | |
3. | [ noun ] the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | |
Synonyms: | conjunction co-occurrence concurrence | |
Examples: | "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" |
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Related terms: | simultaneity contemporaneity concomitance unison overlap concur | |
Similar spelling: |
coincide coincident coincidently coincidental coincidentally consider considered connective connection coinciding considerate Constance considerably considerable conceded consideration considerately connected |