polychronic
English
Adjective
polychronic (comparative more polychronic, superlative most polychronic)
- Happening at different times.
- (of a person) Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
- A polychronic person may watch television, surf the Internet and talk on the telephone at the same time.
- Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from monochronic) which does not set a certain time to perform each task.
Related terms
- polychronicity
- polychrony
- polychronization
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