Associations to the word «Coincidence»

Wiktionary

COINCIDENCE, noun. Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
COINCIDENCE, noun. Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
COINCIDENCE, noun. (analysis) A coincidence point.
COINCIDENCE, noun. (geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
COÏNCIDENCE, noun. Alternative spelling of coincidence
COINCIDENCE POINT, noun. (analysis) Of two mappings, a point in the domain of both mappings that has same image under both.

Dictionary definition

COINCIDENCE, noun. An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental.
COINCIDENCE, noun. The quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs".
COINCIDENCE, noun. The temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche