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single occurrence

[ˈsɪŋɡəl əˈkɜrəns]
nounpl: single occurrences
ocorrência única
1. An event or instance that happens only once; a solitary happening
The eclipse was a single occurrence that won't happen again for another hundred years.
O eclipse foi uma ocorrência única que não acontecerá novamente por mais cem anos.
2. In computing, a data point or event that appears one time in a dataset or sequence
The error in the log was a single occurrence and did not affect the system.
O erro no registro foi uma ocorrência única e não afetou o sistema.
Synonyms
isolated eventone-time eventunique instancesingular occurrence
Antonyms
recurring eventmultiple occurrencesrepeated event

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ocorrência única
most common usage
São Paulo
ocorrência singular
alternative, more formal
Portugal
ocorrência isolada
emphasizes isolation of the event

Related Idioms & Phrases

one-off occurrence
a one-time thing
happened just once
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