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Coincidence vs Cooccurrence - What's the difference?

coincidence | cooccurrence |

As nouns the difference between coincidence and cooccurrence

is that coincidence is of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place while coöccurrence is the fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.

coincidence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (in analysis) coincidence point

    Derived terms

    * coincidence point * coincidence theory * index of coincidence * Lefschetz coincidence theorem

    cooccurrence

    English

    Alternative forms

    * co-occurrence *

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.
  • (countable) An instance of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; coincidence.