01 n. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
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The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
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The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
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Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.“The very concurrence and coincidence of so many evidences . . . carries a great weight.” — Sir M. Hale.“Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness.” — South.