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event

event

16 6.8
A point in space and time where something happens
  • noun
  • /ɪˈvɛnt/
  • Specialized
: evento
  • We believe what happens before the event causes the event.
  • a single event
  • an event occurs
  • event horizon

So in the just the two photon events, there's a really quite a strong bump there.

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Examples

  • The reason is that, though quantum events may be random, they are very small-scale events.

    Academic text (1991)

  • So these three events happened at the same moment.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • Funny enough, I just spoke at an event in New York.

  • We are trying to describe an event as seen by two observers.

  • Caroline's wedding was the biggest event in our family that I could remember.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Could The Big Bang or Big Bang type events occur regularly?

  • So this is actually a simulation of the event observed by LIGO.

  • April 1, 1973 was the most bizarre and most alien event ... in the history of modern Brooklyn.

    The Suckling (1990)

  • There were more than a dozen extinction-level events before even the dinosaurs got theirs.

    Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

  • The scientists observed an event that could potentially change our understanding of physics.

Synonyms

phenomenon
vsevent
350 7.2

An event you can see or experience

is a precisely localized physical happening at one spacetime point
occurrence
vsevent
106 3.6

Something that happens, often an event or incident

is defined as specifically at a single point in space and time
occurrent
vsevent
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An event or thing that happens

is a strictly defined happening at one spacetime point in physics

Idioms

in any event
62 3.9

Whatever else happens, the fact remains true or will still happen

Compounds

big event
70 2.0

An important occasion when people come together, like a wedding or concert

main event
45 3.0

The most important event in a show or public gathering

charity event
28 2.1

An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need

social event
22 1.9

A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves

event horizon
  • Specialized
16 9.9

A boundary around a black hole that nothing can escape, not even light

news event
  • Literature
13 2.1

An event that the media and public find important or interesting

dramatic event
8 3.8

An event that causes strong emotion and surprise

upcoming event
8 1.8

A planned gathering or activity that will happen soon

community event
7 2.5

An activity for people who live in the same area, like a fair or meeting

event planner
5 3.5

A person who plans events like weddings and conferences for clients

blessed event
5 4.1

The birth of a baby seen as a special joyful event

event of 9/11
3 4.6

Terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 that killed many people and changed world politics

seismic event
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A sudden shaking of the ground that happens when energy is released underground

three-day event
2 2.1

A set of events that lasts three days in a row

happy event
2 1.2

The birth of a baby that people celebrate

field event
2 3.4

A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put

black swan event
2 8.5

A rare, unexpected happening that has very big effects

chance event
2 3.4

An event that happens by accident and is not planned

track event
1 2.6

A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters

sales event
1 2.2

A short time when shops offer many things at lower prices

swimming event
1 2.2

A competition where people or teams race by swimming

doomsday event
1 8.6

An event that kills most people or destroys life on Earth

diving event
1 3.1

A sports competition where people dive into water and judges score their dives

periodic event
1 3.4

An event that happens again at regular times

eve of the event
1 3.0

The day before an important event when people prepare and wait

blue moon event
  • Informal
1 6.6

A very rare event that almost never happens

recurrent event
1 3.7

An event that happens again and again at regular times

life of the event
  • Informal
1 4.9

A person who makes a social event fun by being energetic and funny

clean-up event
1 3.4

An organized activity where people pick up litter in a public place

three-day event
  • Jargon
1 6.5

A horse competition held over three days with dressage, cross-country, and jumping

track event
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A saved record of a user action or system event for measurement

cleanup event
1 1.6

An event where people meet to clean a park, street, or beach together

multilingual event
1 3.6

An event where people use two or more languages to talk

surprise birthday event
1 1.9

A secret party people plan so the birthday person does not know

clean-up event
  • Specialized
3.7

A scheduled task that deletes temporary files to free disk space

community event
  • Texting
2.8

An online gathering for people with a common interest, like a webinar or livestream

drive-by event
  • Neologism
4.6

A gathering where people stay in their cars and take part briefly

sercon event
  • Jargon
9.9

A serious meeting for lectures and talks about books and ideas

spacecraft event time
  • Specialized
8.8

The time on a spacecraft used to record or plan events

Surface Forms

event singular
events plural

Etymology

Event comes from the Latin eventus, from evenire 'to come out'. That is why in physics an event is a single point in space and time where something happens.