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Coincide vs Interfere - What's the difference?

coincide | interfere |

As verbs the difference between coincide and interfere

is that coincide is while interfere is .

coincide

English

Verb

  • To occupy exactly the same space.
  • The two squares coincide nicely.
  • To occur at the same time.
  • The conference will coincide with his vacation.
  • To correspond, concur, or agree.
  • Our ideas coincide , except in certain areas.

    Derived terms

    * coincident * coincidence

    See also

    * incident * accident * simultaneous ----

    interfere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enterfere (obsolete)

    Verb

    (interfer)
  • To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
  • (physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped]] or [[superpose, superposed.
  • Correlated waves interfere''' to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without '''interfering .
    Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
  • (mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  • Derived terms

    * interference

    See also

    * busy body * interferometry