All 4 Uses of
coincidence
in
Catch-22
- There was a sinister and unlikely coincidence exposed that was too diabolical in implication to be anything less than the most hideous of omens.†
Chpt 21 *coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- What a charming coincidence!†
Chpt 23
- The chaplain lit up with excitement at this new coincidence.†
Chpt 25
- The sinister coincidence shook him and filled him with doubt and dread.†
Chpt 39
Definitions:
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(1)
(coincidence) 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) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
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