OCCURRENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does occurrence mean? 

• OCCURRENCE (noun)
  The noun OCCURRENCE has 2 senses:

1. an event that happens

2. an instance of something occurring

  Familiarity information: OCCURRENCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OCCURRENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An event that happens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent

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"):

union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)

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)

avalanche (a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things)

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)

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

accompaniment; attendant; co-occurrence; concomitant (an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)

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)

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)

Derivation:

occurrent (presently occurring (either causally or incidentally))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An instance of something occurring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets

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 relationship between multiple candidate genes and the occurrence or age of onset of prostate cancer will be examined in Specific Aim 2.

(Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)

An indication or description of a clinical event occurrence.

(Clinical Events Occurrence, NCI Thesaurus)

The most recent occurrence of heart failure.

(Most Recent Heart Failure Event, NCI Thesaurus)

The occurrence of multiple and independent glioblastomas that are unrelated to inherited neoplastic syndromes.

(Multifocal Glioblastomas, NCI Thesaurus)

Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy.

(Oral Contraceptive, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events.

(Narrative, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to this dye is strongly associated with the occurrence of bladder cancer.

(CI Direct Black 38, NCI Thesaurus)

SEND terminology related to the degree of an occurrence of something undesirable.

(CDISC SEND Severity Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Control of the rate or manner of occurrence of the complex series of phenomena occurring after division and before death of cancer cells.

(Cancer Cell Growth Regulation, NCI Thesaurus)

The occurrence of some breast cancers is linked to either aberrant expression of the gene or a chromosomal translocation t(17;20)(q23;q13), which causes the fusion of this gene and the BCAS4 gene.

(BCAS3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)