noun
- Something that happens at a given place and time.
- A special set of circumstances.
- usage: "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
- synonyms: case
- A phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
- A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
- usage: "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
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