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CO-OCCURRENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The temporal property of two things happening at the same time
Example:
the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable
Synonyms:
co-occurrence; coincidence; concurrence; conjunction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("co-occurrence" is a kind of...):
simultaneity; simultaneousness (happening or existing or done at the same time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "co-occurrence"):
concomitance (occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another)
overlap (the property of partial coincidence in time)
contemporaneity; contemporaneousness (the quality of belonging to the same period of time)
unison (occurring together or simultaneously)
Derivation:
co-occurrent (occurring or operating at the same time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Synonyms:
accompaniment; attendant; co-occurrence; concomitant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("co-occurrence" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "co-occurrence"):
associate (any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another)
background (relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation)
Derivation:
co-occurrent (occurring or operating at the same time)
cooccur (go with, fall together)
