anticoincidence
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anti- + coincidence.
Noun
[edit]anticoincidence (plural anticoincidences)
- (physics) The occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another
Usage notes
[edit]- Used attributively in the names of devices which detect and track charged particles
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]the occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another
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