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1. • Happening by coincidence

     • happening by coincidence: Our meeting was coincidental; no one planned it. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022 co•in•ci•den•tal (kō in′si den′ tl), adj. happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
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   What does coincidental mean?

   • Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged. Any resemblance to actual persons, places, or events is purely coincidental. Of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What exactly is a coincidence?

   • We should perhaps begin by exploring what exactly is a coincidence. It has been defined as a “surprising concurrence of events, perceived as meaningfully related, with no apparent causal connection”.

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   What is a meaningful coincidence?

   • The word has become synonymous with meaningful coincidences. Jung’s descriptive definition of the meaningful coincidences explained by the synchronicity principle included coincidences that facilitate individuation, the process of spiritual and psychological development (Jung, 1973). The famous scarab story represents the individuation form.

   Meaningful Coincidences, Serendipity, and Synchronicity

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   When do people see coincidences?

   • People are also likely to see coincidences when they are extremely sad, angry, or anxious. “Coincidences never happen to me at all, because I never notice anything,” Spiegelhalter says. “I never talk to anybody on trains. If I’m with a stranger, I don’t try to find a connection with them, because I’m English.”

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   What are the two types of coincidence?

   • The word coincidence attracts two kinds of adjectives. One group implies no cause. These include: coincidental, mere, only, pure, true, sheer, and just. The other group implies that there might be a cause: meaningful, remarkable, and amazing.

   Meaningful Coincidences, Serendipity, and Synchronicity

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   What is a coincidence & why should we care?

   • Normally we statisticians deal with the dark underbelly of risk – accidents, deaths, disasters, general gloom and doom – but coincidences show the bright, fun side of the way chance plays out in our lives. We should perhaps begin by exploring what exactly is a coincidence.

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3. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogStrange Coincidences: Serendipity or Synchronicity?

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   Feb 16, 2019 · Many people have experienced puzzling, moving, and meaningful coincidences in their lives, which have felt jarring—and may have led them to wonder about fate, karma, and mysticism.

4. www.theatlantic.com › science › archiveWhy Coincidences Happen and What They Mean - The Atlantic

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   Feb 23, 2016 · Instead, they settled on, “A coincidence is a surprising concurrence of events, perceived as meaningfully related, with no apparent causal connection.” From a purely statistical point of...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › coincidentalCOINCIDENTAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   happening by chance with no cause or reason. random It was a random encounter between two long-lost friends. chance A chance meeting brought them back together. arbitrary It seems like the decision to cancel such a successful TV programme was completely arbitrary.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › coincidentalCOINCIDENTAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged. Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental. I think that it is not coincidental that we now have arguably the best bookshops in the world.

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   Apr 26, 2012 · It has been defined as a “surprising concurrence of events, perceived as meaningfully related, with no apparent causal connection”. Earlier this year, I invited people to submit examples...

8. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogMeaningful Coincidences, Serendipity, and Synchronicity

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   Jan 18, 2021 · A coincidence is a remarkable conjunction of two or more incidents without an obvious causal connection between them. The word coincidence attracts two kinds of adjectives. One...

9. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 624374Chance Meetings That Changed the World - Mental Floss

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   May 22, 2020 · Still, their meeting was entirely coincidental. After Anthony traveled to Seneca Falls, New York—where Stanton lived—for an antislavery meeting, she and her friend Amelia Bloomer ran into ...