coincident

American  

[koh-in-si-duhnt] / koʊˈɪn sɪ dənt /

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 ).

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coincident British  

/ kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt /

adjective

1. having the same position in space or time

2. in exact agreement; consonant

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Related Words

See contemporary.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of coincident

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

Example Sentences

In part, it’s a time capsule, recording the rise in the popularity of soul food, especially in northern cities, that was coincident with the Second Great Migration happening during this period.

From The Wall Street Journal

While volatility measures in the equity and bond markets ticked up in recent days, coincident with the selloff in frothy AI-related megacaps, they haven’t moved much on balance since the Oct.

From Barron's

Another way of putting this statistical result is that margin debt is an excellent coincident indicator of the stock market.

From MarketWatch

"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.

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily