diachronous

English

Etymology

Surface analysis, dia- +‎ chron- +‎ -ous; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.

Adjective

diachronous (comparative more diachronous, superlative most diachronous)

  1. (geology) Varying in age from place to place
  2. Alternative form of diachronic
    Results using synchronous and diachronous studies are often different and do not take into account the growth of literatures, which could affect citation counts received by a given paper.
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