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How to pronounce coincidence in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms co-occurrence, concurrence, conjunction
Type of simultaneousness, simultaneity
Has types unison, concomitance, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, overlap
Derivation coincide, coincident


the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable.
Type Words
Synonyms happenstance
Type of accident, fortuity, chance event, stroke
Type Words
Type of position, spatial relation
Derivation coincident


he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs.

Examples of coincidence

coincidence
It looks a little like a catwoman tribute, but I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
From the stltoday.com
The way he has been scoring lately is no coincidence, linemate Tuomo Ruutu said.
From the sacbee.com
So it's really no coincidence that Roush has dominated this place in years past.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
As a coincidence, the eclipse fell on the same date as the 2010 winter solstice.
From the edition.cnn.com
It's no coincidence VW unveiled the Microbus in Detroit at the January car show.
From the businessweek.com
Surely it can't be coincidence that I have bought only two England players ever?
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It's no coincidence the Pirates rotation has been much improved from a year ago.
From the post-gazette.com
So it was no coincidence that Hussain's next stop was Saratoga Polo Association.
From the timesunion.com
I totally agree, the word experience keeps cropping up and it is no coincidence.
From the expressandstar.com
More examples
  • An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
  • The quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
  • Concurrence: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
  • A coincidence occurs when something uncanny, accidental and unexpected happens. The word is derived from the Latin co- ("in", "with", "together") and incidere ("to fall on"). In science, the term is generally used in a more literal translation, e.g. ...
  • Blind Chance (Polish: Przypadek) is a Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieu015Blowski and starring Bogusu0142aw Linda. The film presents three separate storylines, told in succession, about a man running after a train and how such an ordinary incident could influence the rest of the man's life...
  • In mathematics, a coincidence point (or simply coincidence) of two mappings is a point in their domain having the same image point under both mappings.
  • A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers. When it is two freeways that share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons.
  • Alternative spelling of coincidence
  • 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; A coincidence point