COINCIDENCES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Coincidence

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century (in the sense ‘occupation of the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidentia, from coincidere ‘coincide, agree’ (see coincide)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

Short Definition:

remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

Examples:
  • it was a coincidence that she was wearing a jersey like Laura's
  • they met by coincidence
Definition:

the fact of corresponding in nature or in time of occurrence

Short Definition:

fact of corresponding in nature or in time of occurrence

Examples:
  • the coincidence of interest between the mining companies and certain politicians
Definition:

the presence of ionizing particles or other objects in two or more detectors simultaneously, or of two or more signals simultaneously in a circuit.

Short Definition:

presence of ionizing particles or other objects in two or more detectors simultaneously, or of two

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