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Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
The Eleventh Doctor was known to make discoveries or [[deduction]]s by paying great attention to apparent coincidences. He reminded himself, "Never ignore a coincidence, unless you're busy. In which case, always ignore a coincidence." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') The [[Twelfth Doctor]] followed a similar line of thinking, offering that | The Eleventh Doctor was known to make discoveries or [[deduction]]s by paying great attention to apparent coincidences. He reminded himself, "Never ignore a coincidence, unless you're busy. In which case, always ignore a coincidence." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') The [[Twelfth Doctor]] followed a similar line of thinking, offering that two variables could either be causally linked or constitute an unlikely coincidence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | ||
Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a [[lie]] or secret, ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') even a [[conspiracy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') | Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a [[lie]] or secret, ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') even a [[conspiracy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') | ||
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According to Romana II, coincidences were a statistical inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. (AUDIO: Subterranea) The Eleventh Doctor claimed to believe that coincidences were what the universe did for fun. (TV: Closing Time)
Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or anomalies until checked against similar examples. (TV: Adrift) Greater degrees of recurrence tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. (AUDIO: The Thirteenth Stone)
Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. (TV: The End of Time)
The Eleventh Doctor was known to make discoveries or deductions by paying great attention to apparent coincidences. He reminded himself, "Never ignore a coincidence, unless you're busy. In which case, always ignore a coincidence." (TV: The Pandorica Opens) The Twelfth Doctor followed a similar line of thinking, offering that two variables could either be causally linked or constitute an unlikely coincidence. (TV: The Pilot)
Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a lie or secret, (TV: Father's Day) even a conspiracy. (TV: Adrift)
