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/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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K OW0 IH1 N S IH0 D AH0 N S
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Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it. It is sheer coincidence that the cartoon resembles the local politician.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A coincidence point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concurrence, conjunction, co-occurrence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simultaneity, simultaneousness
Narrower terms: concomitance, overlap, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, unison
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, spatial relation
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: happenstance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event
From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide + -ence.
Across languages
Translations 86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
съвпаде́ние
(sǎvpadénie)
— of objects, property of being coincident
Czech :
koincidence
— of objects, property of being coincident
Finnish :
yhtäaikaisuus
— of objects, property of being coincident
French :
coïncidence
— of objects, property of being coincident
Hungarian :
egybeesés
— of objects, property of being coincident
Malay :
keadaan serentak
— of objects, property of being coincident
Māori :
oruatanga
— of objects, property of being coincident
Russian :
совпаде́ние
(sovpadénije)
— of objects, property of being coincident
Spanish :
coincidencia
— of objects, property of being coincident
Spanish :
casualidad
— of objects, property of being coincident
Ukrainian :
збіг
(zbih)
— of objects, property of being coincident
Arabic :
صُدْفَة
(ṣudfa)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Arabic :
مُصَادَفَة
(muṣādafa)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Arabic :
تَصَادُف
(taṣāduf)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Arabic :
صُدْفة
(ṣudfa)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Armenian :
պատահականություն
(patahakanutʻyun)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Azerbaijani :
təsadüf
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Belarusian :
збе́жнасць
(zbjéžnascʹ)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Belarusian :
супадзе́нне
(supadzjénnje)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Bulgarian :
съвпаде́ние
(sǎvpadénie)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Chinese Mandarin :
巧合
(qiǎohé)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Czech :
náhoda
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Czech :
koincidence
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Danish :
sammenfald
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Danish :
sammentræf
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Dutch :
toeval
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Esperanto :
koincido
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Estonian :
kokkusattumus
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Finnish :
yhteensattuma
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
French :
coïncidence
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
German :
zufälliges Zusammentreffen
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
German :
Koinzidenz
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
German :
Zufall
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Greek :
σύμπτωση
(sýmptosi)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Ancient Greek :
σύμπτωσις
(súmptōsis)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Hawaiian :
ūlialia
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Hebrew :
צירוף מקרים
(tserúf mikrím)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Hindi :
संयोग
(sãyog)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Hindi :
इत्तिफ़ाक़
(ittifāq)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Hungarian :
véletlen egybeesés
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Italian :
coincidenza
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Japanese :
一致
(itchi)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Japanese :
偶然
(gūzen)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Japanese :
符合
(fugō)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Japanese :
偶然の一致
(gūzen no itchi)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Korean :
일치
(ilchi)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Korean :
우연의 일치
(uyeonui ilchi)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Korean :
우연
(uyeon)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Lithuanian :
sutapimas
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Macedonian :
совпаѓање
(sovpaǵanje)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Macedonian :
случајност
(slučajnost)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Malay :
kebetulan
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Māori :
oruatanga
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Norwegian Bokmål :
sammentreff
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Norwegian Bokmål :
sammenfall
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Norwegian Bokmål :
tilfeldighet
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Norwegian Nynorsk :
samantreff
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Norwegian Nynorsk :
samanfall
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Dari :
تَصَادُف
(tasāduf)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Iranian Persian :
تَصادُف
(tasâdof)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Polish :
zbieg okoliczności
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Polish :
koincydencja
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Polish :
przypadek
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Polish :
traf
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Portuguese :
coincidência
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Romanian :
coincidență
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Russian :
совпаде́ние
(sovpadénije)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Scottish Gaelic :
co-thuiteamas
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Serbo-Croatian :
случајност
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Serbo-Croatian :
коинциденција
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Serbo-Croatian :
slučajnost
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Serbo-Croatian :
koincidencija
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Slovak :
náhoda
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Slovene :
nakljúčje
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Spanish :
coincidencia
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Spanish :
casualidad
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Swedish :
sammanträffande
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Tajik :
тасодуф
(tasoduf)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Tamil :
தற்செயல்
(taṟceyal)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Turkish :
tesadüf
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Turkish :
rastlantı
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Ottoman Turkish :
تصادف
(tesâdüf)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Ukrainian :
збіг
(zbih)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Ukrainian :
збі́жність
(zbížnistʹ)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Urdu :
اِتِّفاق
(ittifāq)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
Urdu :
تَصادُف
(tasāduf)
— state of events appearing to be connected when they are not
