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2. To occur at the same time; to be
contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with
the discovery of America.

3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to
concur; as, our aims coincide.

The rules of right jugdment and of good
ratiocination often coincide with each other.

Watts.

Co*in"ci*dence
(k&osl;*&ibreve;n"s&ibreve;*dens), n.
[Cf. F. coïncidence.] 1. The
condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the
coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc.
Bentley.

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

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

The very concurrence and coincidence of so
many evidences . . . carries a great weight.

Sir M. Hale.

Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth .
. . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and
goodness.

South.

Co*in"ci*den*cy (?), n.


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