event
/ɪˈvɛnt/ noun A1- 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.
Plural events
From the library
In ten more we were seated in the parlour of the inn and being treated to a rapid sketch of those events which have been outlined in the previous chapter.
They obviously were the two who must have heard the sound of the gun; so they gave the alarm exactly as they would have done, but a good half hour after the event.”
The other six servants in the house bear no relation to the events of the night of January 6th.
On a quiet countryside, where all gossip is welcome, this weakness of the lady of the Manor House did not pass without remark, and it bulked larger upon people’s memory when the events arose which gave it a very special significance.
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