coincidence
IPA: koʊˈɪnsɪdʌns
noun
- Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
- Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
- (mathematical analysis) A coincidence point.
- (geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
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Examples of "coincidence" in Sentences
- The similarity of the names is just coincidence.
- Is the similarity of the two words a coincidence
- The overlap is coincidence and the usages are unrelated.
- The explanation of the coincidence is a different question.
- Not a coincidence is my guess, but no one should confuse causation and correlation.
- The word coincidence exists in order to stop people from seeing meaning where none exists.
- Also a coincidence is the moving of devolution-friendly Huw Irranca from the Welsh Office to DEFRA.
- The first thing I think when I hear the word coincidence is synchronicity, and then I think, clear as day, that those things happened on the same day because of what the stars said would happen.
- Belatedly the teacher realized the problem of the name coincidence; she assured the class that there was nothing wrong with playing with dolls, that it teaches both girls and boys how to become parents when they grow up.
- It really is a fantasy sub-genre all its own, though you don't see it in comics very often... come to think of it, the last comics-type entry in the genre I recall was also called Stardust, though that one was nothing like this one apart from the title coincidence and the bare fact of its our-world-meets-fairytale-world premise.