Definitions

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  • noun uncountable The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.
  • noun countable An instance of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; co-incidence.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
  • noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

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Examples

  • The co-occurrence of the events cannot be explained as one event causing another event—Jung called the connection acausal.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • Again, synchronicities are the highly improbable occurrence of two or more events in close proximity, where one is not causing the other but suggests the existence of some invisible influences or energies causing their co-occurrence.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • The co-occurrence of the events is typically highly improbable—meaning that the probability of their occurring, in sequence by chance alone, is very small if not minuscule.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • The co-occurrence of the events cannot be explained as one event causing another event—Jung called the connection acausal.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • Again, synchronicities are the highly improbable occurrence of two or more events in close proximity, where one is not causing the other but suggests the existence of some invisible influences or energies causing their co-occurrence.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • Again, synchronicities are the highly improbable occurrence of two or more events in close proximity, where one is not causing the other but suggests the existence of some invisible influences or energies causing their co-occurrence.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • But one can imagine some kind of statistical technique that will be able to detect the simultaneous co-occurrence of c-fos generation in particular groups of neurons.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • But one can imagine some kind of statistical technique that will be able to detect the simultaneous co-occurrence of c-fos generation in particular groups of neurons.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • The co-occurrence of the events cannot be explained as one event causing another event—Jung called the connection acausal.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • The co-occurrence of the events is typically highly improbable—meaning that the probability of their occurring, in sequence by chance alone, is very small if not minuscule.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

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