ickesammansvarande

Ickesammansvarande is a term that appears only infrequently in scholarly Swedish, and there is no single, widely accepted definition. In sources where it is used, it denotes the property of not occurring together or not existing simultaneously within a given context. The exact scope—whether it refers to events, properties, conditions, or states—depends on the author and the disciplinary frame.

Etymologyally, the word is built from icke-, a prefix meaning not, and sammanvarande, which can be interpreted as co-present, coexisting, or simultaneous. The combination yields an adjective describing a lack of simultaneous presence or co-occurrence. Because ickesammansvarande is not a standard term in most dictionaries or core syllabi, its use is often idiosyncratic and situated within particular theoretical discussions.

Usage and interpretation vary by field. In logic or probability, it can be invoked to describe mutually exclusive or non-cooccurring phenomena, though many authors would instead use established terms such as mutually exclusive or non-coincident. In linguistics or semantics, it might describe features or phenomena that cannot be realized at the same time in a given utterance or structure. As with many rare terms, readers should rely on the author’s definition when encountering ickesammansvarande in a text.

See also: mutually exclusive, non-cooccurring, non-simultaneous.