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absence vs simple absence

simple absence vs absence

absence and simple absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
absence Yes No No No
simple absence Yes No No No
As nouns, simple absence is a hyponym of absence; that is, simple absence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absence:
  • absence: the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
  • simple absence: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
Other hyponyms of absence include complex absence, pure absence, subclinical absence.
absence (noun) simple absence (noun)
failure to be present an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
the state of being absent
the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
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