coincident

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

the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services
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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The threat level has again risen, precisely coincident with A&E’s promotion and airing of the second season of this show, now spawning even more threats—bombings, murder and acts of physical violence.

— alexandra bruell, WSJ, "Scientologists Urge Advertisers to Boycott A&E’s Leah Remini Show," 16 Oct. 2017
Yet at the same time, coincident with this, there were the Dutch elections and the Dutch ended up hand counting their ballots because they were concerned about potential foreign intervention.

— alexis c. madrigal, The Atlantic, "Facebook’s Evidence of Russian Electoral Meddling Is Only ‘the Tip of the Iceberg’," 20 Oct. 2017
The board’s coincident index—designed to reflect current economic conditions—rose 0.1% in September from August.

— allison prang, WSJ, "Leading Economic Indicators Index Falls in September," 19 Oct. 2017
Later in the day, the nation's leading and coincident indexes for July are also slated to be released.

— luke kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 24 Sep. 2017
Coincident with the period of physical examination, the system of voluntary induction was inaugurated.

— rosa inocencio smith, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Daily: Terror and Twitter," 5 June 2017
Also due out: the final reading of Japan’s leading and coincident indexes for March and convenience store sales for April.

— luke kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 21 May 2017
In all likelihood, these events were merely a coincident — that is, there is no evidence that Tongariro and Ruapehu are directly connected at shallow levels under the volcanoes.

— erik klemetti, WIRED, "New Zealand’s Tongariro has its Second Eruption of 2012," 24 Nov. 2012
Other data slated for release include New Zealand’s trade figures for April, Australia’s Westpac Leading Index for April, and the final reading of Japan’s leading and coincident indexes for March.

— luke kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 23 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of coincident

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

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First Known Use: circa 1587

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coincident Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous;

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

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