chance vs risk of exposure

risk of exposure vs chance

chance and risk of exposure both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but risk of exposure is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but risk of exposure is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
risk of exposure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, risk of exposure is a hyponym of chance; that is, risk of exposure 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
risk of exposure: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

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

chance (noun)	risk of exposure (noun)
a risk involving danger	the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
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)	risk of exposure (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	risk of exposure (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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