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chance vs measure

measure vs chance

chance and measure both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but measure is not an adjective.

chance and measure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chance Yes Yes Yes No
measure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, measure is a hypernym of chance; that is, measure is a word with a broader 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
  • measure: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Other hypernyms of chance include amount, quantity.
chance (noun) measure (noun)
a risk involving danger how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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 the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
the possibility of future success a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
chance (adjective) measure (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
chance (verb) measure (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with express as a number or measure or quantity
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
be the case by chance evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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