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coincidence

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The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.

The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.

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the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable Source: Internet

he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs Source: Internet

About an hour later, when Franz Ferdinand was returning from a visit at the Sarajevo Hospital, the convoy took a wrong turn into a street where Gavrilo Princip by coincidence stood. Source: Internet

And it turns out that what Guy Ritchie can do is craft lovable antiheroes by the dozen and pit them against each other in an eclectic Rube Goldberg machine of coincidence and irony. Source: Internet

And while Berry and Stefanski insisted the run of SEC players was more coincidence than planned, the coach acknowledged it’s a bonus to get players accustomed to the big stage. Source: Internet

And while the conjunction is happening on the same day as the winter solstice, the timing is merely a coincidence, based on the orbits of the planets and the tilt of the Earth. Source: Internet

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