coincidence meaning and definition

COINCIDENCE noun

Definition of coincidence (noun)

1. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
   • synonyms: happenstance
2. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
   • "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"
3. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
   • "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable"
   • synonyms: concurrence, conjunction, co-occurrence