coincidence
Americannoun
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a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.
Our meeting in Venice was pure coincidence.
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the condition or fact of coinciding.
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an instance of this.
noun
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a chance occurrence of events remarkable either for being simultaneous or for apparently being connected
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the fact, condition, or state of coinciding
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(modifier) electronics of or relating to a circuit that produces an output pulse only when both its input terminals receive pulses within a specified interval Compare anticoincidence
coincidence gate
Other Word Forms
- noncoincidence noun
- precoincidence noun
- supercoincidence noun
Etymology
Origin of coincidence
First recorded in 1595–1605; coincid(ent) + -ence
Example Sentences
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It's not a coincidence that Canada was invited to participate in this mission.
From Barron's
It’s no coincidence that you mention you were shoveling snow at 8 years old.
From MarketWatch
Anyone who has watched more than one Apple product announcement or browsed its website will see a remarkable coincidence: almost every screen appears to show the time as 9:41 am.
From Barron's
Is it a coincidence that this experimental U.K. band, along with Swedish metal band Ghost, hit No. 1 in the same month?
From Los Angeles Times
Or it may just be a mixture of coincidence and confidence.
From BBC
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