coincidence

noun

kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s How to pronounce coincidence (audio)
Definition of coincidencenext
as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once the coincidence of the last note of the violin with the sound of the bell

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Recent Examples of coincidence And, by sheer coincidence, these same groups are always on the ground in places where the locals risk behaving in ways in which the EU disapproves — most recently Ukraine, Georgia, Romania and Slovakia. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025 Of course, no story with this amount of serendipitous coincidence could exist without someone offering a different takeaway. — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025 Related: Mathematicians Chase Moonshine’s Shadow The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics Galois Groups and the Symmetries of Polynomials Other mathematicians now hope to explore the even deeper conceptual reason why the strange coincidence McKay uncovered is true. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 While there’s the coincidence that his exit follows Amazon MGM Studios’ full creative control of Bond from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the two instances are not connected. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coincidence

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