All 4 Uses
coincidence
in
Book Scavenger
(Edited)
- The first letter of each word spelled out fifteen. That couldn't be a coincidence.
p. 25.1 *coincidence = a situation where things that seem related happened purely by chance
- I mean, what are the chances their last name is just a coincidence?
p. 83.1
- "That can't be a coincidence," Emily whispered back.
p. 100.9
- "Maybe this is a coincidence," he said.
p. 156.2
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