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simultaneous

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/ / /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.njəs/ / /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/

adj

Etymology: From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.

  1. Happening at the same moment.

    “As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.”

  2. To be solved for the same values of variables.