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coterminal

noun

Etymology

From co- + terminal.

  1. derived from terminus — “a bound, boundary, limit, end”
  2. borrowed from terminalis — “pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final”
  3. prefixed as coterminal — “co + terminal”

Definitions

  1. One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of…

    One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

  2. Coterminous

    Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.

  3. Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.

    • When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps…

      Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.

    2. Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.

      • coterminal student

The neighborhood

Derived

coterminally

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