concurrent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'concurrent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Concurrent

[ a.]

- Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect; cooperating.
- Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time.
- Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts.
- Meeting in one point.

2 . Concurrent

[ n.]

- One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- 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.

Meaning of 'concurrent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . concurrent

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- occurring or operating at the same time

Example in sentence:

a series of coincident events

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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Concurrent validity
Concurrent validity is the means of determining a test’s or other assessment tool’s validity by comparing test scores against actual job performance.
Concurrent control
Concurrent control, as its name implies, takes place while a work activity is in progress. For instance, Nicholas Fox is director of

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