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concurrent Definition

con·cur·rent (-ənt)

adjective

  1. occurring at the same time; existing together
  2. meeting in or going toward the same point; converging
  3. acting together; cooperating
  4. in agreement; harmonious
  5. exercised equally over the same area concurrent jurisdiction

Etymology: ME < L concurrens: prp. of concurrere, concur

noun

a concurrent circumstance, cause, etc.

concurrent Related Forms

con·cur′·rently adverb

concurrent Synonyms

concurrent

modif.

  1. Occurring at the same time

    simultaneous, parallel, coexisting, side-by-side; see concomitant, simultaneous.

  2. Meeting at the same point

    converging, coinciding, coterminous, convergent, meeting, uniting, confluent, centrolineal; see also joined.

  3. Acting together

    cooperating, mutual, concerted, joint; see collective, cooperative 2.

  4. In agreement

    unified, agreeing, concurring, allied; see alike 2, harmonious 2, unanimous.

concurrent Law Definition

adj

  1. Existing or occurring at the same time.
  2. Cooperating; coordinated; united in purpose, action, or application.
  3. Simultaneously having authority or jurisdiction over the same legal action, dispute, or matter.

concurrent Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: This is not an adequate solution in highly concurrent systems where reliability is required.
  • so: However, a month had gone by; the breast development had increased so concurrent radiotherapy to the breast area commenced.
  • not: For many managers, whose accounting year was not concurrent with the tax year, this meant an additional audit visit.
  • inherently: Rather note that everyday experience of things and people is inherently concurrent.
  • often: There is very often concurrent sinusitis or otitis media ( 6090 % of cases ).

Preposition: with

  • development: Concurrent with these developments was the litany of the troubles.
  • application: Do you accept bids concurrent with applications to other organizations, e.g. the MRC?
  • process: Concurrent with this process, a search of the existing literature on care of patients receiving ambulatory chemotherapy in the community was undertaken.
  • radiation: Chemotherapy concurrent with radiation and surgery is the treatment of choice for unresectable disease.
  • rise: These changes could result in instability, especially if concurrent with the rise of nationalisms.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

take: EW preparations will normally precede, but may take place concurrent with, sea, ground, and air operations.

Modifies a noun

  • validity: Concurrent validity is a particular form of criterion validity.
  • programming: The theory and practice of concurrent programming is in its infancy.
  • jurisdiction: ORR does not hold concurrent jurisdiction in relation to mergers.
  • chemotherapy: Will you also get concurrent chemotherapy ( along with radiation )?
  • engineering: Some papers on tools for concurrent engineering are included.
  • execution: Simple parallelism: concurrent execution of sections of DO loops.

Used with adjective complement

  • run: All the sentences were to run concurrent, meaning a total of 18 years.
  • occur: This occurred concurrent with platform lengthening at the station's eastern end, allowing the station to accommodate twelve-vehicle electric formations.
  • allow: ICMS allows concurrent e-Learning development across a company's network and via remote PC's.