Coincidence vs Accidentally - What's the difference?
coincidence | accidentally |
Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
(analysis) A coincidence point.
A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.
In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.
Unintentionally.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=December 14
, author=Steven Morris
, title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave
, work=Guardian
As a noun coincidence
is of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.As an adverb accidentally is
in an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.coincidence
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(en noun)Synonyms
* (in analysis) coincidence pointDerived terms
* coincidence point * coincidence theory * index of coincidence * Lefschetz coincidence theoremaccidentally
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Alternative forms
*accidentlyAdverb
(en adverb)- He discovered penicillin largely accidentally .
- He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
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