coincidence
Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
The English word “coincidence” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
- The appearance of a meaningful connection between events when there is none.
- A coincidence point.
- A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
Etymology
From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.
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