Both Uses
coincidence
in
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
(Edited)
- 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.
p. 63.2 *coincidence = a situation where things happened at the same time by chance even though it was unlikely
- I heard that Julian was going as Jango Fett, which was a weird coincidence.
p. 74.4
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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(2)
(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