compound event
nounUK /ˈkɒm.paʊnd ɪˈvent/
US /ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ɪˈvent/
A compound event is when two or more things happen together in one situation.
Rolling a six and flipping heads is a compound event.
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2. In math, a compound event is made of two or more simple events put together.
The teacher asked us to list all outcomes of the compound event.
3. In everyday life, a compound event is a big happening caused by several smaller things at once.
The storm was a compound event of heavy rain and strong wind.
4. In science, a compound event is when two or more natural things happen at the same time.
Scientists studied the compound event of an earthquake and a tsunami.