I am referring to the apparent coincidence of several independent people hitting upon the same invention or theory at virtually the same time.

Rubin said that apparent coincidence was suspicious.

Only a series of apparent coincidences last year and earlier this year undid the deadlock.

But there are several billion people in the world to whom such a coincidence could happen, so the apparent coincidence is actually not as great as it seems.

But despite the apparent coincidences, the two men did not appear to know each other, he said.

This week, by apparent coincidence, Columbia told him that he could expect to have the rights returned to him.

That is, some apparent coincidences cease to be coincidental when you realize they have been repeated again and again in many parts of the world.

By an apparent coincidence the truant man has exactly the same name as Sapphy's father.

Only the strong links between these apparent coincidences separated her certainty that she was onto something from the most pathetic examples of persecution mania.

Unsettled by the apparent coincidence, Ukiah replaced the back and rehung the picture.