1. Noun
The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
2. Noun
The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
3. Noun
Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.
4. Noun
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
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