Concurrent

Origin

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

Full definition of concurrent

Adjective

1. Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
• Tyndallchanges ... concurrent with the visual changes in the eye
2. Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
3. Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contibuting to the same event of effect.
• Sir J. DaviesI join with these laws the personal presence of the king's son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation.
• Bishop Warburtonthe concurrent testimony of antiquity
4. Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.the concurrent jurisdiction of courts
5. (geometry) Meeting in one point.
6. Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
7. (computing) Involving more than one thread of computation.

Coordinate terms

• leading, lagging

Derived terms

• concurrent indicator
• concurrently

Noun

1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
• Dr. H. MoreTo all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents ... time, industry, and faculties.
2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
• HollandMenander ... had no concurrent in his time that came near unto him.
3. 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.