coincidence

noun

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

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

   “That the two writers were born and died on the same day is just a coincidence, although there are many conspiracy theories about it.”

   “It is sheer coincidence that the cartoon resembles the local politician.”

3. analysisA coincidence point.

4. geometryA fixed point of a correspondence; a point of a variety corresponding to itself under a correspondence.

5. An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

   Similar: happenstance

6. The quality of occupying the same position or area in space

   “he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs”