Both Uses
coincidence
in
The Monkey's Paw
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- "Morris said the things happened so naturally," said his father, "that you might if you so wished attribute it to coincidence."†
*coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- "A coincidence," stammered the old man.†
Definitions:
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(coincidence) a situation where two things happened at the same time or in the same way by chance even though it was unlikely
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(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