Plural of occurrence
regular plural
The plural of occurrence is occurrences.
Forms of occurrence
| Singular | occurrence /əˈkʌɹ.əns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | occurrences |
| Countable | countable |
Occurrences in a sentence
- Most reports of supernatural occurrences turn out to be flim-flam when carefully investigated.From the entry flim-flam
- Although unigram language models are simple, they clearly make unrealistic assumptions about word occurrences in text.2022 [2009], Chengxiang Zhai, Statistical Language Models for Information Retrieval, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry language model
- There are 47 occurrences of 47 in the first thousand prime numbers. 8.2014, Rajesh Kumar Thakur, The Power of Mathematical Numbers, page 131. From the entry Carol number
- Identity is thus unique because contingent, the cumulative product of ceaseless occurrences.2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Ch.1, at p.7. From the entry self
- He realized that revolutions were elemental occurrences that could not be planned or produced at will.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford…. From the entry elemental
Meaning of occurrence
- noun An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- noun The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
Questions about the plural of occurrence
- What is the plural of occurrence?
- The plural of occurrence is occurrences.
- Is occurrence countable?
- Occurrence is a countable noun.
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