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Coordinate vs Inordinate - What's the difference?

coordinate | inordinate |

As adjectives the difference between coordinate and inordinate

is that coordinate is of the same rank; equal while inordinate is excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

As a noun coordinate

is a number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

As a verb coordinate

is to synchronize (activities).

coordinate

English

Alternative forms

* * co-ordinate

Adjective

(-)
  • Of the same rank; equal.
  • * Law
    • whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many co-ordinate powers presiding over each country

    Usage notes

    The usual pronunciation of ‘oo’ is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling coordinate predominates.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics, cartography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.
  • Something that is equal to another thing.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * axis

    Verb

    (coordinat)
  • To synchronize (activities).
  • To match (objects, especially clothes).

    • Derived terms

    * coordination, co-ordination * coordinator, co-ordinator * coordinatize

    See also

    * coordinately, * coordinateness, * coordinative, * uncoordinated,

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    inordinate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

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