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| Coincidence: coincidence is not the absence of a causal explanation, but the coinciding of several events, which were caused by independent causal chains. The determination of a coincidence belongs to the description level and may express the deviation from an expectation. The property of being accidental is not inherent to events. See also determinism, indeterminism, contingency, necessity, probability._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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William Feller on Coincidence - Dictionary of Arguments
Spi I 61 Coincidence/Feller: (Feller 1968(1)): ...to the unpracticed eye coincidence seems to be a regularity or tendency to form patterns. >Regularity, >Pattern, >Recognition, >Knowledge, >Understanding, cf. >Contingency. 1. William Feller (1968). An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Volume 1, 3rd Edition_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
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