SYNCHRONISM

, the being or happening of several things together, at or in the same time.

The happening or performing of several things in equal times, as the vibrations of pendulums, &c, is more properly called isochronism: though some authors confound the two.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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SYMMETRY
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SYNCOPATION
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