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COINCIDENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Matching point for point
Example:
coincident circles
Classified under:
Similar:
congruent (coinciding when superimposed)
Derivation:
coincide (be the same)
coincidence (the quality of occupying the same position or area in space)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Occurring or operating at the same time
Example:
a series of coincident events
Synonyms:
co-occurrent; coincident; coincidental; coinciding; concurrent; cooccurring; simultaneous
Classified under:
Similar:
synchronal; synchronic; synchronous (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
Derivation:
coincide (happen simultaneously)
coincide (go with, fall together)
coincidence (the temporal property of two things happening at the same time)
