chance vs risk of infection

risk of infection vs chance

chance and risk of infection both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, risk of infection is a hyponym of chance; that is, risk of infection 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 infection: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

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

chance (noun)	risk of infection (noun)
a risk involving danger	the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
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 infection (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	risk of infection (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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