simultaneous

adjective

si·mul·ta·neous | \ ˌsī-məl-ˈtā-nē-əs

, -nyəs also ˌsi- \

Definition of simultaneous

1 : existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident

2 : satisfied by the same values of the variables simultaneous equations

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Other Words from simultaneous

simultaneity \ ˌsī-məl-tə-ˈnē-ə-tē , -ˈnā- also ˌsi- \ noun

simultaneously \ ˌsī-məl-ˈtā-nē-əs-lē

, -nyəs- also ˌsi- \ adverb

simultaneousness noun

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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

Examples of simultaneous in a Sentence

The two gunshots were simultaneous. a simultaneous release of the movie and its soundtrack on CD

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