What does "coincident" mean?
One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant.
Coincident
/kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant.
- Grammar: coincident is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: concurrent, simultaneous, accessory, accidental.
- Useful contrasts: incoincident, noncoincident, antipodal.
- Usage evidence: It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of multiple incidents or things which coincide with each other; a concomitant. obsolete
"In truth, vve thought it (coming immediately from an infected place) an hazardous incivilitie, to put our ſelves upon them; for if any ſiniſter accident had fallen out about the ſame time (for Coincidents are not alvvaies Cauſes) vve ſhould have rued it for ever."
Adjective
- 1 Of two or more objects: being in the same location.
"It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought."
- 2 Of two or more events: occurring at the same time; contemporaneous.
"The 13th year of his [Darius II's] Reign vvas coincident in vvinter vvith the 20th of the Peloponneſian vvar, and the years of that vvar are ſtated by indiſputable characters, and agreed on by all Chronologers: the vvar began in ſpring, Ann[o] 1. Olymp[iad] 87, laſted 27 years, and ended Apr. 14. An. 4. Olymp. 93."
- 3 Of two or more things: having the same qualities; being in accordance; consonant, matching.
"[A] biſhop is he to whomſoeuer the publike cure and charge of ſoules is committed, without any limitation of place. And ſo the name of biſhop is coincident with the office of apoſtle, or any publike paſtor, doctor, or curat of the vniuerſall flocke of Chriſt."
- 4 Chiefly followed by to: accompanying, concomitant, incident. obsolete
"Empires of Kings, are novv, and ever vvere / As Saluſt ſaith, co-incident to feare."
Adjective
- 1 matching point for point wordnet
- 2 occurring or operating at the same time wordnet
Example
"It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "coincident"?
Common synonyms include: concurrent, simultaneous, accessory, accidental, accompanying, accordant.
How do you use "coincident" in a sentence?
It is neceſſary therefore that this nevv created or replaced thing do not onely fill ſome part of the Space [i.e. “imaginary space”] above-mentioned, or be coincident and coextended vvith it, but alſo, that it have no dependance upon our thought.
How do you pronounce "coincident"?
Pronounced /kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/.
Etymology
The adjective is borrowed from French coïncident, from Medieval Latin coincidentem, an accusative singular form of Latin coincidēns (“coinciding”), the present active participle of coincidō (“to coincide”), from co- (variant of con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects)) + incidō (“to fall into any condition”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”)). The noun is derived from the adjective.