| occurrence | (n) an instance of something occurring, Example: a disease of frequent occurrence; the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets |
| occurrent | (adj) presently occurring (either causally or incidentally), Example: technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature |
| Occurrence | n. [ Cf. F. occurrence. See Occur. ] Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ] All the occurrence of my fortune. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Occurrent | a. [ L. occurrens, -entis, p. pr. of occurrere: cf. F. occurrent. See Occur. ] Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Occurrent | n. These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |