coincident
coincident Lexical Profile
coincident Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Occurring together at the same time or in the same space.
"The sudden drop in atmospheric pressure was coincident with the arrival of the cold front."
In exact agreement or harmony; corresponding closely in nature or character.
"Their long-term research goals proved completely coincident with the university's new strategic plan."
Occupying the exact same position in space so as to overlap completely (of geometric figures, lines, or points).
"When one triangle is rotated ninety degrees, its hypotenuse becomes coincident with the base of the second triangle."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Coincident" refers strictly to events occurring at the exact same time or geometric figures occupying the same space, whereas "coincidental" emphasizes that a simultaneous occurrence happened purely by chance.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Medieval Latin coincidere ("to fall upon together"), formed from com- ("together") + incidere ("to fall upon"), from cadere ("to fall").