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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Consilience

· Con·sil·i·ence · IPA /kənˈsɪ.li.əns/
01 n. Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.
  1. 1.
    Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.
    “The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class.” Whewell.