synchronicity
/ (ˌsɪnkrəˈnɪsɪtɪ) /
noun
an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated
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C20: coined by Carl Jung from synchronic + -ity
Words nearby synchronicity
synchromism, synchronal, synchroneity, synchronia, synchronic, synchronicity, synchronic study, synchronism, synchronistic, synchronize, synchronized shifting
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The team had to make sure all the robots and lights were in place and the synchronicity of all the elements was intact.
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