coaction

noun

co·​ac·​tion ˌkō-ˈak-shən How to pronounce coaction (audio)
variants or co-action
plural coactions or co-actions
: joint or concurrent action
To be sure, in a prophetic paper the British mathematician Yule (1902: 234-235) had suggested that continuous variation might be due to the coaction of multiple factors.Ernst Mayer

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coaction was in 1625

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“Coaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaction. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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