co-occurrence
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co-occurrence
n
the fact of two things happening at the same time
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Noun | 1. | co-occurrence - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another associate - any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate" background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" |
2. | co-occurrence - the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" simultaneity, simultaneousness - happening or existing or done at the same time concomitance - occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another overlap - the property of partial coincidence in time contemporaneity, contemporaneousness - the quality of belonging to the same period of time unison - occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison" |
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co-occurrence
[ˌkəʊəˈkʌrəns] N → coocurrencia fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005