event
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Synonyms: even, evert, vent, kevent, evene, evet, evens, avent, eent, evenk, evett
Antonyms: even, evert, vent, kevent, evene, evet, evens, avent, eent, evenk, evett
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- An occurrence; something that happens.
- In the event of strong wind…
- A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
- I went to an event in San Francisco last week.
- Where will the event be held?
- One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.
- An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
- In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
- A remarkable person.
- A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
- A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
- A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.
- If X is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: X=1, X=2, X≥5,X≠4, and X∈{1,3,5}.
- An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
- An episode of severe health conditions.
Verb
- To occur, take place.
Verb
- To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.
- To expose to the air, ventilate.
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