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Train wreck at Montparnasse (October 22, 1895) by Studio Lévy and Sons
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An event is an occurrence of social or personal importance.

Event can refer to many things such as:

  • A phenomenon, any observable occurrence, or an extraordinary occurrence

A type of gathering:

In science, technology, and mathematics:

  • Event horizon, a boundary in spacetime, typically surrounding a black hole, beyond which events cannot effect an exterior observer
  • Extinction event, a sharp decrease in the number of species in a short period of time

In philosophy:

  • Event (philosophy), an object in time, or an instantiation of a property in an object
  • Mental event, something that happens in the mind, such as a thought

Etymology

From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.

See also

  • News, new information or information on current events
  • Happening




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