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simultaneity

American  
[sahy-muhl-tuh-nee-i-tee, sim-uhl-, -ney-] / ˌsaɪ məl təˈni ɪ ti, ˌsɪm əl-, -ˈneɪ- /
Sometimes simultaneousness

noun

  1. the state or quality of existing, occurring, or operating at the same time.

    The simultaneity of the two events was established by checking timestamps on recordings.


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In the meantime, we need realistic strategies for coping with simultaneity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

He refers to his entire body of work as simultaneity, the concept of simultaneous images blended to create a softly discordant experience for the viewer.

From New York Times May 5, 2023

The crowd’s response to this minor miracle of electronic simultaneity is high-spirited and good-natured.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2023

As they slip further out of joint, any impression of simultaneity or normal chronology is subtly but deliberately undermined.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2021

They wheeled and turned in macabre simultaneity; and melted through changes of formation with the weird ease of chorus dancers in Lunar Bowl.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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