Both Uses of
coincidence
in
The Glass Castle
- 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
(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