noun
- instances or cases in which two or more things do not occur at the same time or place; failures of events or circumstances to align or correspond
Usage: plural form; technical or formal usage; often used in logic, statistics, or analytical contexts
Examples
- The noncoincidences between the witness statements and the physical evidence raised questions about reliability.
- Statistical analysis revealed several noncoincidences in the timing of the two events.
- The researcher documented the noncoincidences between predicted and observed outcomes.
- These noncoincidences suggest that the two phenomena are not causally related.
- The noncoincidences in their schedules made it difficult to arrange a meeting.