Concurrentes (en. Concurrent)

/konkurˈrentes/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
Refers to events taking place simultaneously.
The committee's concurrent decisions led to rapid implementation.
Las decisiones concurrentes del comité llevaron a una rápida implementación.
In mathematics, it refers to lines that intersect at a common point.
The concurrents of a triangle are found at its incenter.
Los concurrentes de un triángulo se encuentran en su incentro.
In computing, it describes processes that run at the same time.
The system can handle multiple concurrent threads without issues.
El sistema puede manejar múltiples hilos concurrentes sin problemas.

Etymology

It comes from the Latin 'concurrens', which means 'to run together'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

concurrence of events
A situation where several events occur at the same time.
concurrencia de eventos
concurrently
Simultaneously or coinciding in time.
concurrentemente
concurrent processes
Processes that occur at the same time in a system.
procesos concurrentes

Related Words

concur
To participate in something at the same time.
concurrir
synchronize
To make two or more events occur at the same time.
sincronizar
simultaneity
The condition of being simultaneous.
simultaneidad

Slang Meanings

When something happens at the same time as another thing, it is said to be 'concurrent'.
I was studying and playing video games at the same time; it was a very concurrent day.
Estuve estudiando y jugando videojuegos a la vez, fue un día muy concurrente.
In computer slang, it refers to applications that work at the same time.
That app handles concurrent processes, so your phone doesn't freeze.
Esa app maneja concurrentes, así que no se te traba el teléfono.