cross section vs chance

chance vs cross section

cross section and chance both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, chance is a hypernym of cross section; that is, chance is a word with a broader meaning than cross section:

cross section: (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
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

Other hypernyms of cross section include probability.

cross section (noun)	chance (noun)
(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns	a risk involving danger
a sample meant to be representative of a whole population	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 section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis	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

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

cross section (verb)	chance (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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