different between serendipitous vs coincidence

English

Etymology

serendipity +? -ous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.??n?d?p.?.t?s/, /?s?.??n?d?p.?.t?s/

Adjective

serendipitous (comparative more serendipitous, superlative most serendipitous)

1. by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune

   Synonyms: causeless, unintentional; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:lucky

2. good, beneficial, favorable

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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

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