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noncoincidence

noncoincidence

8.4
A difference between two things that should be the same
  • noun
  • /nɒnˌkoʊɪnˈsɪdəns/
translation icon : no coincidencia
  • Due to the noncoincidence of events, their paths never crossed.

Examples

  • The noncoincidence in data trends suggests that the two variables are unrelated.

  • The degree of noncoincidence reflects the degree of nonproportionality.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The degree of noncoincidence of these lines reflects the nonproportionality in Figures 1a and 1b.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The noncoincidence of their schedules made it difficult for them to meet.

Synonyms

mismatching
vsnoncoincidence
4.0

A situation when two things do not agree, for example study results

is the lasting condition rather than the active process of not aligning
nonassociation
vsnoncoincidence
  • Specialized
8.8

No clear link between two things in a study

is broader, covering any lack of alignment in time, place, or agreement

Antonyms

coincidence
426 3.4

A surprising event that happens at the same time as another by chance

concurrence
1 7.2

Two or more things happening at the same time

How Matching

coincidence
426 3.4
agreement
361 1.0
noncoincidence
8.4
mismatch
21 3.6

Surface Forms

noncoincidence singular
noncoincidences plural

Morphology

noncoincidence = coincidence (transparent) = non + coincide + ence

The word is a straightforward negation of 'coincidence', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

Noncoincidence comes from the prefix non- ('not') and coincidence, which originally meant things 'falling together' from co- ('together') and incide ('to fall'). So noncoincidence is simply when things do 'not' match or do not happen at the same time, like two clocks showing different times.