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a situation where two things happened at the same time or in the same way by chance even though it was unlikely(for example, if two students in the same class met by accident while visiting another country)
Much more rarely coincidence can refer to things coinciding (occurring or operating at the same place or time). For example:
- the coincidence of a target and cross hairs
- the coincidence of entangled particles in quantum physics
- It was a pure coincidence that both got sick the same weekend.
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- It was a fortunate coincidence that we ran into each other at Starbucks.
- The detective said she doesn't believe in coincidence.
- It's a curious coincidence that you should get a new iPad just when John's was stolen.
- She didn't think it a coincidence that she got well after he prayed for her.
- It was too much of a coincidence to be a mere accident.Louis Sachar -- Holes
- It was probably just a coincidence.Darren Shan -- A Vampire's Assistant
- It would still be an incredible coincidence for another person to have stabbed the father with the same kind of knife.Reginald Rose -- Twelve Angry Men
- The girl in the illustrations looked nothing like her, and yet it could not be coincidence.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- The day of the existentially fraught free throws was coincidentally also my last day of dual leggedness.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- The teachers assigned seats in every class, and I ended up sitting next to Jack in every single class, so I figured either the teachers were told to put me and Jack together, or it was a totally incredible coincidence.R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
- Built up a nightmare of superstition and fantasy all because of the coincidence of two deaths!Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- Life's all coincidence.Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- That's what makes it such a remarkable coincidence, don't you see?Stephen King -- Misery
- It was more than a coincidence.Louis Sachar -- Holes
- It's too much of a coincidence.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- It ain't a coincidence 'duck' rhymes with 'yuck.'Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- I heard that Julian was going as Jango Fett, which was a weird coincidence.R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
- Lombard said grimly: "Oh, no, it isn't coincidence!"Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- It can't be coincidence?Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happen at the same time or in the same manner by unlikely chance rather than because they are arranged or related
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where two things happened the same by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidentally = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a chance occurrence that seems like it was arranged
coincidence = chance (a situation where the cause of events seems related or arranged, but is not)
coincidence = a situation where two things happened at the same time or in the same way by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
coincidence = a situation where two things happened in a similar way purely by chance
coincidence = a situation where two things happened in a similar way purely by chance
coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
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