chance vs cross section

cross section vs chance

chance and cross section both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but cross section is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but cross section is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
cross section	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cross section is a hyponym of chance; that is, cross section is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chance:

chance: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
cross section: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

Other hyponyms of chance include conditional probability, contingent probability, exceedance, fair chance, sporting chance, fat chance, slim chance, joint probability, risk, risk of exposure, risk, risk of infection.

chance (noun)	cross section (noun)
a risk involving danger	(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible	a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	cross section (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	cross section (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

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