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Coincidences Are not Accidental: a Theorem

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Coincidences Are not Accidental: a Theorem

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In this paper, we formalize and prove the statement that coincidences cannot be accidental, a statement that underlies many useful heuristics in mathematics and physics. Our proof uses a version of Kolmogorov complexity, a technique originally developed to describe randomness and "accidentalness". 1 Coincidences are not Accidental: A Useful Empirical Fact Coincidences happen. In mathematics and physics, discoveries often start when someone notices a strange coincidence. For example:

Vladik Kreinovich

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Added	22 Dec 2010
Updated	22 Dec 2010
Type	Journal
Year	1999
Where	CAS
Authors	Vladik Kreinovich

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