coincidence

== English == === Alternative forms === coïncidence (rare, chiefly dated) coincidency (dated) quincidence (pronunciation spelling) === Etymology === From Middle French coincidence (French coïncidence). By surface analysis, coincide +‎ -ence. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəʉˈɪnsɪdəns/ === Noun === coincidence (countable and uncountable, plural coincidences) Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place. Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none. (mathematical analysis) A coincidence point. (geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence. ==== Synonyms ==== (of objects and time): concurrentness, synchronicity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness (in analysis): coincidence point ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====