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concurrent

adj
/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/UK/kəŋˈkɝɹənt/CA

Etymology

From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).

  1. derived from concurrēns
  2. derived from concurrent
  3. inherited from concurrent

Definitions

  1. Happening at the same time

    Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

    • concurrent echo
    • Such are the changes which science recognizes in the wire itself, as concurrent with the visual changes taking place in the eye.

  2. Belonging to the same period

    Belonging to the same period; contemporary.

  3. Acting in conjunction

    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.
    • the concurrent testimony of antiquity
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Joint and equal in authority

      Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.

      • the concurrent jurisdiction of courts

    2. Meeting in one point.

    3. Running alongside one another on parallel courses

      Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.

    4. Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such…

      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.
      • Different concurrent designs enable different ways to parallelize.
      • More precisely, a concurrent algorithm (or concurrent program) is the description of a set of sequential state machines that cooperate through a communication medium, e. g., a shared memory.

    5. One who, or that which, concurs

      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.

    6. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects

      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

    7. One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks

      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.

    8. One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for concurrent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA