coincidence
1coïncidence — [ kɔɛ̃sidɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1464 coincidance « similitude »; de coïncider 1 ♦ Géom. État de deux figures superposables point par point. 2 ♦ (XIXe) Cour. Fait de coïncider; événements qui arrivent ensemble (par hasard ou comme par hasard). ⇒… …
2Coincidence — Co*in ci*dence (k[ o]*[i^]n s[i^]*dens), n. [Cf. F. co[ i]ncidence.] 1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. The condition or fact of happening at the same… …
3Coincidence — Coïncidence En informatique, l opérateur logique Coïncidence (ou équivalence logique) peut se définir par la phrase suivante: « La sortie est VRAI si et seulement si les deux entrées sont identiques » On peut donc noter qu il s agit de… …
4coïncidence — COÏNCIDENCE. s. f. État de deux choses qui coïncident. La coïncidence de deux lignes, de deux surfaces …
5coincidence — c.1600, exact correspondence, from Fr. coincidence, from coincider (see COINCIDE (Cf. coincide)). Meaning a concurrence of events with no apparent connection is from 1680s …
6coincidence — [n1] agreement; coexistence accompaniment, accord, accordance, collaboration, concomitance, concurrence, conformity, conjunction, consonance, correlation, correspondence, parallelism, synchronism, union; concepts 667,684,714 Ant. clash, deviation …
7coincidence — index concordance, conformity (agreement), connivance, contingency, happenstance, synchronism, synergy …
8coincidence — ► NOUN 1) a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. 2) correspondence in nature or in time of occurrence. DERIVATIVES coincident adjective coincidental adjective coincidentally adverb …
9coincidence — [kō in′sə dəns] n. [Fr < ML coincidentia] 1. the fact or condition of coinciding 2. an accidental and remarkable occurrence of events or ideas at the same time, suggesting but lacking a causal relationship …
10Coincidence — For more on simultaneous events, see Concurrency (disambiguation). It is no great wonder if in long process of time, while fortune takes her course hither and thither, numerous coincidences should spontaneously occur. Plutarch. Plutarch s Lives:… …
