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simultaneity

simultaneity

1 7.9
Two or more things happening at the same time
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪməlˈteɪniˌɪti/
translation icon : simultaneidad
  • During the concert, the simultaneity of the musicians' performance created a rich sound that thrilled the audience.
  • simultaneity of events
  • dilemma of simultaneity
  • simultaneity against succession

Whereas the urban, he says, is pure form, a place of encounter, assembly and simultaneity.

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Examples

  • Not intensity or frequency; simultaneity was the issue, the capstone of intimacy.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • But it's not just our perceptions of time, space, simultaneity, and unconscious cognitive processing that neuroscience is providing new insights about.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So the primary sense, he says, is simultaneity in time, that is things that have come into being together.

  • The effect is a form of simultaneity, like that of memory, but happening on the outside.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And usually the answer is to remind yourself that simultaneity is a relative concept.

  • Because it turns out that the simultaneity of eating and consuming or enjoying and paying actually makes things less happy.

  • An important aspect of this study was the consistent recognition of simultaneity in the household vehicle use system.

    Academic text (1999)
  • How can school activities be developed that use simultaneity and produce thematic knowledge?

    Academic text (1995)
  • There is simultaneity in the relationship between online financial reporting and online continuous auditing.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Because post-Communist countries share the dilemma of simultaneity, they experience the same possible alterations in their political cultures.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

conjunction
vssimultaneity
  • Specialized
73 6.1

When events happen at the same time

is the broad idea of things occurring at the same time
synchronization
vssimultaneity
  • US
12 4.7

The state of things happening at the same time

is the static condition of events occurring at the same time
synchrony
vssimultaneity
2 6.7

A situation when events happen at the same time

denotes co occurrence in time without implying exact coordination
concurrency
vssimultaneity
2 8.1

Two or more events happening at the same time

is simple same time occurrence, not focused on overlap or interaction
synchronicity
vssimultaneity
2 9.3

Events happening at the same time in a matching way

is neutral timing overlap without suggesting meaningful connection
concurrence
vssimultaneity
1 7.2

Two or more things happening at the same time

is the neutral temporal quality rather than any implied link
contemporaneity
vssimultaneity
1 9.7

Happening at the same time as something else

is the plain temporal overlap without historical or contextual emphasis
synchroneity
vssimultaneity
9.9

A state of things happening at the same time

is the general state of events meeting in time without nuance
simultaneousness
vssimultaneity
7.7

Two or more things happening at the same time

focuses on simple co occurrence rather than extra meaning or relation
synchronism
vssimultaneity
8.2

The state of events or actions happening at the same time

refers to the general simultaneous state rather than any process
synchronizing
vssimultaneity
  • US
4.3

Making things happen at the same time

is the state of sharing the same time rather than the action
co-occurrence
vssimultaneity
7.1

More than one thing happening at the same time or in the same place

focuses only on time overlap, not shared place or context
contemporaneousness
vssimultaneity
9.9

The fact of existing or happening at the same time as something else

is the simple state of co occurrence without added context
concomitance
vssimultaneity
  • Formal
9.9

Two or more things happen at the same time

is neutral co occurrence without implying a linked relationship

Antonyms

Two or more things do not happen at the same time

How Simultaneous

simultaneity
1 7.9
overlap
30 3.9
coincidence
426 3.4
sequence
428 3.2

Surface Forms

simultaneity singular

Morphology

simultaneity = simultaneous (transparent) = simultaneous + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'simultaneous', producing the state or quality of being simultaneous.

Etymology

Simultaneity comes from the Latin part simul, which means 'at the same time', and it is the same part you see in simultaneous. So, simultaneity is the state of two or more events happening 'at the same time'.