chance vs exceedance

exceedance vs chance

chance and exceedance both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but exceedance is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but exceedance is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
exceedance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, exceedance is a hyponym of chance; that is, exceedance 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
exceedance: (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time

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

chance (noun)	exceedance (noun)
a risk involving danger	(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
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
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	exceedance (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	exceedance (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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