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Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
nonoccurrence
This term describes a void where an expected event failed to materialize. It carries a clinical or technical tone, often appearing in scientific reports, legal documents, or statistical analyses to denote the absence of a specific phenomenon. It is far more formal than saying something did not happen.
Because it refers to a state of absence or a specific instance of failure to occur, it is treated as an uncountable noun. It describes a condition rather than a discrete object, meaning it does not typically take a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers.
Meanings
Examples
The insurance policy covers the nonoccurrence of specific risk events.
I wonder if the nonoccurrence of the storm was just a stroke of luck.
The nonoccurrence of a reaction in the test tube suggests the catalyst is inactive.
Legal penalties may apply upon the nonoccurrence of the agreed payment.
The nonoccurrence of any side effects during the trial was a relief to the team.
He pondered the nonoccurrence of the predicted eclipse.
The treaty remains valid despite the nonoccurrence of the scheduled review.
A strange nonoccurrence of wind made the forest feel eerily silent.