concordant

Etymology

French concordant, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare. See concord.

adj

1. Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
   Even in the case of direct effect, different factors, such as light, temperature, turgor, and so on, are undergoing independent variations; it may thus happen that their reactions may sometimes be concordant and at other times discordant. 1918, Jagdish Chandra Bose, Life Movement in Plants
2. (geology) Intruding parallel to the bedding.
   Other forms of concordant intrusions, some of which will be commented upon in this chapter are shown in Fig. 3. 1(6). 1990, Neville J. Price, John W. Cosgrove, Analysis of Geological Structures, page 60
3. (mathematics) Preserving the sign.