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Haphazard vs Coincidence - What's the difference?

haphazard | coincidence |

As an adjective haphazard

is random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

As a noun coincidence is

of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.

haphazard

English

Adjective

(-)
  • random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent
  • Do not make such haphazard changes to the settings; instead, adjust the knobs carefully, a bit at a time.

    Antonyms

    * systematic

    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