Definition of coincidence
1 : the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence … a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness … — Robert South
2 : the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection … causal connection requires something more than mere coincidence as to time and place … — Wayne R. LaFave; also : any of these occurrences
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Examples of coincidence in a sentence
It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.
By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred.
“I'm going to Boston this weekend.” “What a coincidence! I am too.”
It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.
a series of strange coincidences
By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time.
Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.
Recent Examples of coincidence from the web
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The coincidence in timing for Trump’s news conference couldn’t have been written better by a Hollywood scriptwriter.
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By coincidence, not long after Knight gave up his license, California consumer advocates began noticing a pattern in medical board cases.
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The Feb. 12 shooting appears to have resulted from a series of tragic coincidences.
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Any connection between the two is coincidence or superstition.
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The book’s ambitious scope entails some creaky coincidences, but Kerney’s insights are rewarding.
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That an arts scene was emerging during a time of feverish change was not a coincidence.
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Coincidence or not, the plaintiffs in that case are seeking from Harvard exactly what the Unz slate wants: disclosure of data showing how the university’s freshman class is selected each year.
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Hermetic gifts are those fertile coincidences that lead to creation, not chaos.
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Origin and Etymology of coincidence
borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia, derivative of coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere “to agree in nature, coincide”
First Known Use: 1605
COINCIDENCE Defined for English Language Learners
coincidence
playDefinition of coincidence for English Language Learners
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: a situation in which events happen at the same time in a way that is not planned or expected
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: the occurrence of two or more things at the same time
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: the state of two or more things being the same
COINCIDENCE Defined for Kids
coincidence
playDefinition of coincidence for Students
1 : a situation in which things happen at the same time without planning It was a coincidence that we chose the same week for vacation.
2 : a condition of coming together in space or time The coincidence of the two events was eerie.
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