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co-occurrence

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; coexistence or coincidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrence, coincidence, conjunction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: simultaneity, simultaneousness

Narrower terms: concomitance, overlap, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, unison

4

noun

Meaning 4

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

Narrower terms: associate, background

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: coocorrência — the fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else