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adjective co·in·ci·dent \ kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dənt , -ˌdent \

Definition of coincident

1 : of similar nature : harmonious
  • a theory coincident with the facts
2 : occupying the same space or time
  • coincident events
  • Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter.
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coincidently

play \kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dənt-lē, -ˌdent-; (ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-lē\ adverb

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Examples of coincident in a Sentence

  1. the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services

  2. a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates

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Origin and Etymology of coincident

borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere "to agree in nature, coincide"

coincident Synonyms

Synonyms

coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincidental, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronous;

Antonyms

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous;

Related Words

accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident;

Synonym Discussion of coincident

contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, synchronous, simultaneous, coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them.
    • Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin
contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people.
    • contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping
coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons.
    • two stars thought to be coeval
synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals.
    • synchronous timepieces
simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time.
    • the two shots were simultaneous
coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship.
    • the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year

COINCIDENT Defined for English Language Learners

coincident

adjective

Definition of coincident for English Language Learners

  • : happening at the same time

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