Do coterminous and conterminous have exactly the same meaning? Yes, conterminous and coterminous both mean "to share a boundary" According to the entries for co-and con-, below, co-is an Anglicising of con-, which is possibly why Latin purists prefer con-In this instance co-and con-both mean together or with Etymology of co-
single word requests - Coterminous vs. Conterminous? - English Language . . . coterminous - ending at the same time (independent) The procedures are coterminus conterminous - just seems wrong (maybe thats why it's used less) ending together (at mutual) **Edit (pt2) - con + terminus (con, think: Spanish) With ending (contra: cliffhanger) "The plot is conterminous" - but this is wrong, i think heh?*
Antonym of coterminous, or single word for having the same beginning . . . The word coterminous came to mind, but that is the opposite of what I'm trying to say I thought of simultaneous, but that is too punctiliar (whereas I want to express something more enduring, as implied by the word coterminous) and perhaps a little too time-laden So, for example:
Coeval and Coterminous - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The adjective coterminous derives from the Latin word conterminus, meaning "bordering upon, having a common b " When something is coterminous, it has the same boundaries, or is of equal extent or length of time as something else The expansion of the American Old West was coterminous with the expansion of the Great American Frontier
What is the proper term for describing all 50 states in the USA . . . I agree: "The 50 states" is the best term A few notes 1) In the US, a "state" is about sovereignty In some contexts (such as law), using "sovereign" might be superior, examples: the sovereign states, sovereign jurisdictions, the 50 sovereign states
Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal . . . I don't think this is the correct usage of "coterminous" Regions that border have part of a boundary in common, but I think "coterminous" means that the entire border is the same; that is, the two entities comprise the same region Queens (the borough of New York City) is coterminous with Queens County (a county in New York); they're arguably
Within and in when referring to time - English Language Usage . . . Thus, if I say She divorced Schwartz and married Harry in the same week, I have indicated two events as occurring within a single calendar week; but if I say She divorced Schwartz and married Harry within a week, I have located the two events as having occurred within a single seven-day stretch, but this time it need not be coterminous with the
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange With regard to early print occurrences of the term I note an instance of summat in John Byrom, "A Lancashire Dialogue, Occasioned by a Clergyman's Preaching Without Notes," reprinted in Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom, A A F R S , volume 1 (1773):
What would be an appropriate opposite of exceed? @MicahWalter to wit, there are four discreet points in time, which result in two data-points "has_exceeded_threshold" would represent the exact moment the joystick moved beyond the threshold (say, 50% engaged), based on the prior moment being at or within the threshold