Thesaurus: coincidence

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1. n. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
2. n. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
3. n. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.
4. n. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
5. n. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
6. n. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
7. 1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. Bentley. 2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. 3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement. The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many evidences . . . carries a great weight. Sir M. Hale. Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness. South.
8. n:100 n. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental n. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space