Occurrence and Possibility

Occurrence

Occurrence noun - Something that happens.

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Possibility and occurrence are semantically related In some cases you can use "Possibility" instead a noun "Occurrence".

Nearby Words: occur, occurring, occurence

Possibility noun - Something that can develop or become actual.

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Occurrence and possibility are semantically related in feasibility topic. Sometimes you can use "Occurrence" instead a noun "Possibility".

Nearby Words: possible, possibly

high	high occurrence	high possibility
rare	rare occurrence	rare possibility
reasonable	reasonable occurrence	reasonable possibility
single	single occurrence	single possibility
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, constant, serious, subtle, potential, interesting, new, implied, mundane, random, strange, unlikely, last, realistic.

While the possibility that an occurrence could happen, the myth's conditions are so difficult to replicate beyond pure fluke that the myth has to be busted (usually when dealing with myths that question the practicality of some far-fetched idea).

Source: Million-to-One Chance
It was a rare occurrence, but still a possibility.

Source: Video Game / Warframe

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