coincidence

Zufall

Ein überraschender Zusammenhang zwischen Ereignissen, der zufällig entsteht und nicht geplant wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: A surprising connection between events that happens by chance rather than because someone planned it.

• What a coincidence!
• By coincidence, my neighbour was on the same flight.
• It was pure coincidence that they wore identical coats.

So benutzt man es: by coincidence (By coincidence, we booked rooms in the same hotel.); a coincidence that… (It is a coincidence that we share a birthday.)

Synonyme: chance occurrence

Häufige Wendungen: by coincidence, strange coincidence, pure coincidence

Übereinstimmung, Koinzidenz

Der Zustand, denselben Ort einzunehmen oder zur selben Zeit zu geschehen.

In einfachem Englisch: The state of occupying the same place or occurring at the same time.

• The two signals showed exact coincidence.
• We measured the coincidence of the lines on the screen.
• Coincidence in time does not prove that one event caused another.

So benutzt man es: coincidence of A and B (The diagram shows the coincidence of the two points.)

Synonyme: overlap, simultaneity

Häufige Wendungen: exact coincidence, coincidence of something, coincidence in time