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coincident

coin·ci·dent

UK/kəʊˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt/ US/koʊˈɪnsəd(ə)nt/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

occurring or operating at the same time

  • “a series of coincident events”
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2.

matching point for point

  • “coincident circles”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • coincident indicator

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