Sekirov Dictionary

concurrent

/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/

adjective 7
noun 4
forms 3

adjective7

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Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
- Such are the changes which science recognizes in the wire itself, as concurrent with the visual changes taking place in the eye. — 1865
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
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Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
- Informally, a concurrent program is one that does more than one thing at a time. […] However, this simultaneity is sometimes an illusion. — 2000
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Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
- I join with these laws the personal presence of the king's son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation. — 1612
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Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
- the concurrent jurisdiction of courts
Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
Meeting in one point.

noun4

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One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- To all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents […] time, industry, and faculties. — 1667
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One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- Menander […] had no concurrent in his time that came neere vnto him — 1601
One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.

forms

concurrents · more concurrent · most concurrent

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