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Definition of: concurrent
(kən·kûr′ənt) adjective
1. Occurring or acting together; meeting in the same point.
2. United in action or application; coordinate; concomitant: concurrent remedies or jurisdiction.
—noun
1. A person or thing that concurs.
2. One proceeding toward the same end or purpose.
3. A rival; competitor. See synonyms under INCIDENTAL. [<L concurrens, -entis, pp. of concurrere. See CONCUR.]
—con·cur′rent·ly adverb
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