anticoincidence

English

Alternative forms

• anti-coincidence

Etymology

From anti- +‎ coincidence.

Noun

anticoincidence (plural anticoincidences)

1. (physics) The occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another

Usage notes

• Used attributively in the names of devices which detect and track charged particles

Derived terms

• antocoincidence circuit

Related terms

• anticoincident

Translations

the occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another

• Portuguese: anticoincidência f