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English

Alternative forms

• coïncidence (uncommon)
• coincidency (dated)

Etymology

From French coïncidence.

Morphologically coincide +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k????ns?d?ns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ko???ns?d?ns/, /k??w?ns?d?ns/

Noun

coincidence (countable and uncountable, plural coincidences)

1. Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
2. Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
3. (mathematical analysis) A coincidence point.
4. (geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.

Synonyms

• (of objects and time): concurrentness, synchronicity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness
• (in analysis): coincidence point

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

English

Noun

fonts

1. plural of font

Verb

fonts

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of font

Catalan

Noun

fonts

1. plural of font

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??/

Noun

fonts m pl (plural only)

1. church font, as that used for baptism

Derived terms

• fonts baptismaux

Further reading

• “fonts” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

fonts

1. indefinite genitive singular of font