synchronically
/ˌsɪŋkrəˈnɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that relates to something as it exists at a particular point in time, without considering its historical development.
- The report examined the economy synchronically, comparing data from just this year.
- The linguist studied the language synchronically, focusing only on how it is spoken today.
- When analyzing a society synchronically, we look at its current structures rather than its past.
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