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Definition of Occurrences

1. occurrence [n] - See also: occurrence

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occurrences

Literary usage of Occurrences

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The probability that the n trials will result in s occurrences and (n ... Hence the probability that — in n trials there will be exactly j occurrences is ..."

2. Partial Evaluation and Automatic Program Generation by Neil D. Jones, Carsten K. Gomard, Peter Sestoft (1993)
"Count occurrences of all variables vn in e, giving a list of 0, 1, or 2, ; (meaning 0, 1, ... 2) occurrences of the corresponding variable in vn. ..."

3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"And it may not be improper here, Sir, to go back to the occurrences of the 15th instant, in order to express my admiration of the gallant conduct of Captain ..."

4. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... no doubt, some extraordinary mischance, one of those occurrences that baffled all one's anticipations. In that case she would have written to him. ..."

5. Pneumonia: Its Supposed Connection, Pathological and Etiological, with by René La Roche (1854)
"Occurrences on shipboard prove the agency of malaria.—The medical literature of Europe and this country abounds in facts of a nature well calculated to ..."

6. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1892)
"Mrs. Shoemaker was also in New York at the time of the occurrences related, and the diary was kept for her entertainment. A short sketch of Mr. Shoemaker, ..."

7. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1904)
"LETTER V Pittsburg — Situation — Manufactures — Occurrences - People IN this ... Occurrences and remarks, with, or without dates, will be promiscuously ..."

8. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"Common migrant in the spring and fall. (Spring occurrences : May 9-15, ... (Spring occurrences: April 28 to May 12, 1888; April 25 to May 8, 1891. ..."

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