Coincidence vs. Chance

Coincidencenoun

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

Coincidencenoun

Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.

Coincidencenoun

(analysis) A coincidence point.

Coincidencenoun

(geometry) A fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.

Coincidencenoun

The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.

Coincidencenoun

The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Coincidencenoun

Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.

Coincidencenoun

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Coincidencenoun

the quality of occupying the same position or area in space;

Coincidencenoun

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time;

Coincidencenoun

a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection

Coincidencenoun

the fact of corresponding in nature or in time of occurrence

Coincidencenoun

the presence of ionizing particles or other objects in two or more detectors simultaneously, or of two or more signals simultaneously in a circuit.

Coincidence

A coincidence is a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances that have no apparent causal connection with one another. The perception of remarkable coincidences may lead to supernatural, occult, or paranormal claims.

Chanceadverb

(obsolete) Perchance; perhaps.

Chancenoun

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

Chancenoun

(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.

Chancenoun

(countable) The probability of something happening.

Chancenoun

What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.

Chanceadjective

Happening by chance, casual.

Chanceverb

To happen by chance, to occur.

Chanceverb

To befall; to happen to.

Chanceverb

To try or risk.

Chanceverb

To discover something by chance.

Chanceverb

(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.

Chancenoun

A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; - in this sense often personified.

Chancenoun

The operation or activity of such agent.

Chancenoun

The supposed effect of such an agent; something that befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces; the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty.

Chancenoun

A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; - with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.

Chancenoun

Probability.

Chanceverb

To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.

Chanceverb

To take the chances of; to venture upon; - usually with it as object.

Chanceverb

To befall; to happen to.

Chanceadjective

Happening by chance; casual.

Chanceadverb

By chance; perchance.

Chancenoun

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances;

Chancenoun

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another;

Chancenoun

a risk involving danger;

Chancenoun

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur;

Chanceverb

be the case by chance;

Chanceverb

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;

Chanceverb

come upon, as if by accident; meet with;

Chanceadjective

occurring or appearing or singled out by chance;