"coextensive" meaning in English

See coextensive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkəʊ.ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/ [UK], /ˌkoʊ.ɛkˈstɛn.sɪv/ [US]
Etymology: From co- + extensive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|extensive}} co- + extensive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} coextensive (not comparable)
  1. Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-coextensive-en-adj-gSqIjYAq
  2. Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-coextensive-en-adj-6OE-463k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 21 49 30
  3. (logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-coextensive-en-adj-TOqEb0rK Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: co-extensive Related terms: coterminous, extensive

Alternative forms

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