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According to [[Romana II]], '''coincidences''' were a [[statistics|statistical]] inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Subterranea (audio story)|Subterranea]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed to believe that coincidences were what the [[universe]] did for fun. ([[TV]]: | According to [[Romana II]], '''coincidences''' were a [[statistics|statistical]] inevitability, and they were bound to happen sometimes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Subterranea (audio story)|Subterranea]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed to believe that coincidences were what the [[universe]] did for fun. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}) On [[Traken]], it was said that the universe was made up of coincidences all coming together to make one happy accident. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') | ||
Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or [[anomaly|anomalies]] until checked against similar examples. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thirteenth Stone (audio story)|The Thirteenth Stone]]'') | Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or [[anomaly|anomalies]] until checked against similar examples. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') tended to suggest that apparent anomalies might be connected, and hence were not coincidences. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thirteenth Stone (audio story)|The Thirteenth Stone]]'') | ||
Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. ([[TV]]: | Some people did not believe in coincidences at all. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}) [[Tula Chenka]] was among them. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mystery of Sector 13 (audio story)|The Mystery of Sector 13]]'', ''[[A Matter of Conscience (audio story)|A Matter of Conscience]]'') | ||
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 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]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}) The [[Twelfth Doctor]] followed a similar line of thinking, offering that two variables could either be causally linked or constitute an unlikely coincidence. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}) | ||
Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a [[lie]] or secret, ([[TV]]: | Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a [[lie]] or secret, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Father's Day (TV story)}}) even a [[conspiracy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') | ||
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] claimed that coincidence was one of two things she didn't believe in, the other being [[goblin]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'') | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] claimed that coincidence was one of two things she didn't believe in, the other being [[goblin]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Good Doctor (novel)|The Good Doctor]]'') | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 26 December 2023
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 [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"]) On Traken, it was said that the universe was made up of coincidences all coming together to make one happy accident. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)
Statistically, events on their own would be considered potential coincidences or anomalies until checked against similar examples. (TV: Adrift) Greater degrees of recurrence, or "bigger" coincidences, (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) 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 [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"]) Tula Chenka was among them. (AUDIO: The Mystery of Sector 13, A Matter of Conscience)
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 [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"])
Claims were sometimes made that patterns were mere coincidences in a deliberate attempt to cover up a lie or secret, (TV: Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"]) even a conspiracy. (TV: Adrift)
The Thirteenth Doctor claimed that coincidence was one of two things she didn't believe in, the other being goblins. (PROSE: The Good Doctor)
After the Fourteenth Doctor cast a superstition at the edge of the universe, (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"]) he inadvertently gave goblins the power to use coincidence to "bumble" through time and steal steal baby humans to feed their king. The Doctor intervened to stop them stealing Ruby Sunday in 2004, restoring the timeline and defeating the goblins using his intelligent gloves. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
