Co*in"ci*dence
(k?*ĭn"sĭ*dens), n.
[Cf. F. coïncidence.] 1. The
condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the
coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
Bentley.
2. The condition or fact of happening at
the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John
Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
3. 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.