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CONCURRENCE
concurrence, concurrency
(noun) acting together, as agents or circumstances or events
concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence
(noun) the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; “the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable”
concurrence, concurrency
(noun) agreement of results or opinions
concurrence, meeting of minds
(noun) a state of cooperation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
concurrence (countable and uncountable, plural concurrences)
Agreement; concurring.
An instance of simultaneous occurrence.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cur"rence, n. Etym: [F., competition, equality of rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition.]
1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke.
2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act;
– implying joint approbation. Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people. Swift.
3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; coöperation. We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. Rogers. An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. Burke.
4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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