Both Uses
coincidence
in
The Glass Castle
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- He said it was an incredible coincidence that he happened to be walking by.†
p. 61.8 *coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- Even though it seemed awfully coincidental, I didn't want to push my luck by asking too many questions about who this someone was.†
p. 110.4coincidental = a situation where unlikely things happened by chance rather than being related or arranged
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
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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