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OCCURRENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An event that happens
Synonyms:
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("occurrence" is a kind of...):
event (something that happens at a given place and time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "occurrence"):
failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)
success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose)
appearance (the event of coming into sight)
destiny; fate (an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future)
disappearance (the event of passing out of sight)
disappearance (ceasing to exist)
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))
collapse (a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in)
break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)
news event (a newsworthy event)
flash (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)
convergence (the occurrence of two or more things coming together)
juncture; occasion (an event that occurs at a critical time)
burst; flare-up; outburst (a sudden intense happening)
eruption; irruption; outbreak (a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition))
black eye; blow; reversal; reverse; setback (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)
bonanza; boom; bunce; godsend; gold rush; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money))
collapse; crash (a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures))
supervention (a following on in addition)
accompaniment; attendant; co-occurrence; concomitant (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)
avalanche (a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things)
experience (an event as apprehended)
trouble (an event causing distress or pain)
treat (an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight)
miracle (any amazing or wonderful occurrence)
marvel; wonder (something that causes feelings of wonder)
thing (an event)
episode (a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)
contingence; contingency; eventuality (a possible event or occurrence or result)
beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
one-off (a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated)
periodic event; recurrent event (an event that recurs at intervals)
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
computer error; error ((computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer)
accident; chance event; fortuity; stroke (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause)
fire (the event of something burning (often destructive))
incident (a single distinct event)
discharge (the sudden giving off of energy)
case; example; instance (an occurrence of something)
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Derivation:
occurrent (presently occurring (either causally or incidentally))
Sense 2
Meaning:
An instance of something occurring
Example:
the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("occurrence" is a kind of...):
presence (the state of being present; current existence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "occurrence"):
allopatry (the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap)
sympatry (the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding)
Context examples:
The researchers were able to predict the geographic occurrences of fossil representatives of these groups at different points in Earth’s history.
(Past climate change pushed birds from the northern hemisphere to the tropics, University of Cambridge)
Model systems that predict the occurrence of cancer in a population based on several parameters.
(Cancer Risk Prevention Model, NCI Thesaurus)
The principle that a relationship exists between a primary entity A, or cause, and the occurrence of a secondary entity B, or effect.
(Causality, NCI Thesaurus)
A scale that defines the degree or state of disease existing in a patient as a result of the occurrence of an adverse event.
(CDISC SDTM Severity Intensity Scale for Adverse Event Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Acute myeloid leukemia of the M4Eo subtype is linked to the occurrence of a chromosomal inversion inv(16)(p13;q22), which fuses this gene to the MYH11 gene.
(CBFB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A frequency rate of occurrences of something within a period of time equal to twenty-four hours.
(Per Day, NCI Thesaurus)
A frequency rate of occurrences of something within a period of time equal to sixty minutes.
(Per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)
About two hours after this occurrence we heard the ground sea, and before night the ice broke and freed our ship.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Pimozide selectively inhibits type 2 dopaminergic receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby decreasing dopamine neurotransmission and reducing the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and delusions of parasitosis.
(Pimozide, NCI Thesaurus)
A record of a patient's background regarding health and the occurrence of disease events of the individual.
(Personal medical history, NCI Thesaurus)
