coincident

[koh-in-si-duhnt]

adjective

1. happening at the same time.

   Synonyms: synchronous, simultaneous

2. coinciding; occupying the same place or position.

3. exactly corresponding.

4. in exact agreement (usually followed bywith ).

coincident

/ kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt /

adjective

1. having the same position in space or time

2. in exact agreement; consonant

Other Word Forms

• noncoincident adjective
• precoincident adjective
• precoincidently adverb
• supercoincident adjective
• supercoincidently adverb
• uncoincident adjective
• uncoincidently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of coincident¹

1555–65; < Medieval Latin coincident- (stem of coincidēns ) present participle of coincidere to coincide; -ent

Synonym Study

See contemporary.

Example Sentences

"In the case of a lot of whales, population recoveries since the cessation of commercial whaling are coincident with increasing shipping traffic and increasing fishing efforts," said Stocker.

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Investigators used a neonatal mouse model of coincident BPD and retinopathy to screen for candidate mediators.

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“A rare combination of earthquake magnitude, location, and timing must be satisfied for tsunami wave energy to reach upper Cook Inlet coincident with a natural high tide,” the study states.

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“But at 10 to 11 years old, the differences start to emerge, and that’s coincident with the onset of puberty,” Maile said.

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“You have leading indicators that suggest a recession is coming, and coincident indicators that suggest the economy is chugging along at a good pace,” said Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide Life Insurance Co.

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