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event::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
| Type of | phenomenon |
| Has types | reverberation, side effect, dent, spillover, wake, domino effect, wallop, fallout, aftermath, backwash, harvest, bandwagon effect, branch, impact, influence, knock-on effect, brisance, butterfly effect, materialisation, materialization, by-product, byproduct, change, outgrowth, placebo effect, position effect, product, repercussion, response, offshoot, offspring, coattails effect, coriolis effect, aftereffect, offset |
| Derivation | eventuate |
he acted very wise after the event.
event::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | physical phenomenon |
event::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | psychological feature |
| Has types | occurrence, deed, group action, happening, human action, human activity, make-up, makeup, might-have-been, migration, miracle, natural event, nonevent, act, occurrent, social event, zap |
Examples of event
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In that event, new teachers wouldn't help pay off the pensions already promised.
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The event includes a building tour, student performances and class competitions.
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The baristas also donate their time and only work for tips for the annual event.
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In all, Scott's team raised about $3 million in private donations for the event.
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Presented by Stetson's Hatter Harvest, the event is free and open to the public.
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She won the previous Phoenix event in 2009 at Papago and in 1999 at Moon Valley.
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This is the first year that Vinery Racing is sponsoring Turfway's premier event.
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Additionally, the chosen locations may only advertise an event within the store.
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There also will be a silent auction at the event that includes special desserts.
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- Something that happens at a given place and time
- A special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
- A phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
- Consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
- In computing an event is an action that is usually initiated outside the scope of a program and that is handled by a piece of code inside the program. Typically events are handled synchronous with the program flow, that is, the program has one or more dedicated places where events are handled. ...
- An event in particle physics describes one set of particle interactions occurring in a brief span of time, typically recorded together. At modern particle accelerators this refers to the interactions that occur as a result of one beam crossing inside a detector.
- In philosophy, events are objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects. However, a definite definition has not been reached, as multiple theories exist concerning events.
- In probability theory, an event is a set of outcomes (a subset of the sample space) to which a probability is assigned. Typically, when the sample space is finite, any subset of the sample space is an event (i.e. all elements of the power set of the sample space are defined as events). ...
- In physics, and in particular relativity, an event indicates a physical situation or occurrence, located at a specific point in space and time. For example, a glass breaking on the floor is an event; it occurs at a unique place and a unique time, in a given frame of reference.
