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coincident Definition

co·inci·dent (-dənt)

adjective

  1. occurring at the same time
  2. taking up the same position in space at the same time
  3. in agreement; similar or identical where desire and need are coincident

Etymology: Fr < ML coincidens, prp.

coincident Related Forms

co·inci·dently adverb

coincident Synonyms

coincident

modif.

coinciding, contemporary, concurring; see simultaneous.

coincident Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • axis: The axis of vision is not coincident with the axis of things, and so they appear not transparent but opaque.
  • anomaly: Microgravity has shown that the subsidence is coincident with a low density anomaly.
  • boundary: California California enjoys a very distinctive climate of the Mediterranean type and this climatic region is almost coincident with the state boundary.
  • edge: The Interbasaltic Formation is coincident with the edge of the LCA boundary in many areas.
  • return: A 20 % handling charge will be levied and a replacement order must be made coincident with the return of the items for credit.
  • position: Generally the positions of the notes of one spacing group is coincident with the positions of the adjacent spacing groups.

Modifies a noun

  • failure: We checked whether these bugs would cause coincident failures in more than one of the servers.
  • detection: Photon counting histogram analysis was used to quantify coincident detection and degree of binding.
  • datum: Running time: Running times depend on the complexity of the experimental configuration and the amount of coincident data processed.
  • point: Note that contiguous coincident points in the path are not treated as self-intersection.
  • anomaly: Around Burraton resistivity anomalies were generally coincident with soil Ba anomalies, but there was no coincident gravity anomaly.
  • peak: The coordinates of an existing atom are replaced by those of a coincident peak.

Modifying Another Word

  • entirely: The Ramsar boundary is entirely coincident with that of the Belfast Lough Special Protection Area.
  • almost: You should get something like the figure here, hard to read as a map but points that are almost coincident will be visible.
  • not: The problem only occurred with clef changes which are not coincident with bar lines: MOZART was overlooking them sometimes.
  • exactly: The sign of Aries would thus be exactly coincident with the stars of the Fishes.
  • roughly: They inhabited a territory roughly coincident with modern Shropshire and Cheshire, hardly poor counties in agricultural terms.
  • nearly: Its seaward boundary is in parts nearly coincident with a marked break of slope cut into bedrock.

Used with adjective complement

  • occur: The control signal thus generated will occur coincident with its associated status signal and may not be active for the entire state.
  • become: The formula in the notes applies to the general case, only failing if points actually become coincident.