compresence

English

Etymology

From com- +‎ presence.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɹɛzn̩s/, /kɒm-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/, /kɑm-/
• Rhymes: -ɛzəns
• Hyphenation: com‧pres‧ence

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Noun

compresence (countable and uncountable, plural compresences)

1. (philosophy) The state of existing together concurrently.

   The properties of redness and juiciness have compresence in apples.

2. The tie or relation responsible for holding properties in the bundle theory of substance. Also called 'togetherness'

Synonyms

• coexistence
• concurrency
• copresence
• togetherness

Related terms

• compresent

References

• Bacon, John (The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy), Tropes (First archived 1997-02-19). URL accessed on 2006-01-17.
• Jeffrey Grupp, Compresence Bundle Theory Paper Jeffrey Grupp (2004). URL accessed on 2006-01-17.