Concomitant

Definitions

1. Something happening or existing at the same time.
2. An invariant homogeneous polynomial in the coefficients of a form, a covariant variable, and a contravariant variable.

Equivalents

Examples

“The reflection, that but the next day was to transport⟳ her far from London, had, in chasing distrust, with its natural concomitants, restraint and reserve⟳, given a sweet and placid composure to her demeanour.”

“It is also instructive to consider⟳ the relation of these dreams to anxiety dreams. In the dreams we have⟳ been discussing, a repressed wish⟳ has found a means of evading censorship—and the distortion which censorship involves. The invariable concomitant is that painful feelings are experienced in the dream⟳.”

“A major concomitant of the advent of diesel traction has been a vast increase⟳ in the amount of electrical equipment needing overhaul.”

“The declining commitment to place⟳ is thus related not to mobility per se, but to a concomitant of mobility- the shorter duration of place⟳ relationships.”

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