noncoincidence

noun

non·​co·​in·​ci·​dence ˌnän-kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s 

-sə-ˌden(t)s

: the fact or state of not coinciding : lack of coincidence

Net metering will simply shift the burden created by noncoincidence of generation and load from the end user to the utility.

—Robert Zogg

also : an occurrence that is not a coincidence

Last week I told you about the noncoincidence involving characters with the same name on "Jack & Bobby" and "Brothers & Sisters."

—Scott D. Pierce

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above