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coincidence
co·in·ci·dence C0465800 (kō-ĭn′sĭ-dəns, -dĕns′)n.1. The state or fact of occupying the same relative position or area in space.2. A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged.coincidence (kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns) n1. a chance occurrence of events remarkable either for being simultaneous or for apparently being connected2. the fact, condition, or state of coinciding3. (Electronics) (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: coincidence gate. Compare anticoincidenceco•in•ci•dence (koʊˈɪn sɪ dəns) n. 1. a striking occurrence by mere chance of two or more events at one time: Our meeting was pure coincidence. 2. the act, fact, or condition of coinciding. [1595–1605] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | coincidence - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidentalhappenstancechance event, fortuity, accident, stroke - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" | | 2. | 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 spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | | 3. | coincidence - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"conjunction, co-occurrence, concurrencesimultaneity, simultaneousness - happening or existing or done at the same timeconcomitance - occurrence or existence together or in connection with one anotheroverlap - the property of partial coincidence in timecontemporaneity, contemporaneousness - the quality of belonging to the same period of timeunison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison" |
coincidencenoun chance, accident, luck, fluke, eventuality, stroke of luck, happy accident, fortuity By an amazing coincidence, their sons were all born on the same day.Translationscoincide (kouinˈsaid) verb1. to occupy (often by accident) the same space or time. Her arrival coincided with his departure. 碰巧與…同時或同地 同时发生2. to agree. This coincides with what he told us; Their tastes in music coincide. 一致 一致coincidence (kouˈinsidəns) noun (an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another. By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train. 巧合,碰巧同時或同地發生的事 巧合,同时发生 coˌinciˈdental (-ˈden-) adjective 碰巧的 巧合的coincidence
by coincidenceUnintentionally happening at the same time or in the same way as something else. By coincidence, my sister and I bought our mom the same sweater for her birthday. I didn't just come to the same place as you by coincidence—your assistant told me where I could find you.See also: by, coincidencethe long arm of coincidenceThe broad, far-reaching power or influence of coincidence. The film relies too heavily on the long arm of coincidence to bring its many characters and convoluted plot points together. We actually grew up in the same town in Kansas, but through the long arm of coincidence, met and fell in love in India nearly 30 years later!See also: arm, coincidence, long, ofby coincidenceby an accidental and strange similarity; by an unplanned pairing of events or occurrences. We just happened to be in the same place at the same time by coincidence. By coincidence, the circus was in town when I was there. I'm glad because I love circuses.See also: by, coincidenceby coincidenceThrough an accidental simultaneous occurrence, as in By coincidence both researchers discovered the same solution. [Mid-1600s] Also see by chance. See also: by, coincidencethe long arm of coincidence the far-reaching power of coincidence.See also: arm, coincidence, long, ofcoincidence
coincidence Electronics of or relating to a circuit that produces an output pulse only when both its input terminals receive pulses within a specified interval coincidence[kō′in·sə·dəns] (genetics) A numerical value equal to the number of double crossovers observed, divided by the number expected; a measure of interference. coincidence
Synonyms for coincidencenoun chanceSynonyms- chance
- accident
- luck
- fluke
- eventuality
- stroke of luck
- happy accident
- fortuity
Synonyms for coincidencenoun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidentalSynonymsRelated Words- chance event
- fortuity
- accident
- stroke
noun the quality of occupying the same position or area in spaceRelated Wordsnoun the temporal property of two things happening at the same timeSynonyms- conjunction
- co-occurrence
- concurrence
Related Words- simultaneity
- simultaneousness
- concomitance
- overlap
- contemporaneity
- contemporaneousness
- unison
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