Coincide

Pronunciation: /ˌkoʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/ Explain

Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. Make the two points coincidental, then not coincidental. Manipulative 1 - Coincidental Points Created with GeoGebra. Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. Make the two lines coincidental, then not coincidental. Manipulative 2 - Coincidental Lines Created with GeoGebra.

To coincide means to occupy the same place. Two lines coincide if they share all points. Two intersecting lines coincide at the point of intersection. Related Words Coincidental: Occupying the same place. Example: Points A and B are coincidental.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, coincide. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 35. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Coincide. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/coincide.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/4/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
12/24/2008: Added example for coincidental. Added manipulatives (McAdams, David E.)
8/18/2007: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)