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Synchronic vs Synchronous - What's the difference?

synchronic | synchronous | Related terms |

Synchronous is a related term of synchronic.



As adjectives the difference between synchronic and synchronous

is that synchronic is occurring at a specific point in time while synchronous is at the same time, at the same frequency.

synchronic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • occurring at a specific point in time.
  • (linguistics) relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

    • Usage notes

    * (sense) Synchronic comparison of two languages focuses on categorizing phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.

    Antonyms

    * (occurring at a specific point in time) diachronic * (linguistics) diachronic

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

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    synchronous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • At the same time, at the same frequency.
  • (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.

    • Synonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    Antonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    Related terms

    * synchronise, synchronize * synchronously * synchrony * synchicity * simultaneity * synchronic