recurrence interval

collocation in English

meaningsofrecurrenceandinterval

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recurrence
noun[C or U]
uk
/riˈkʌr.əns/us
/rɪˈkɝː.əns/
the fact of ...
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interval
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.tə.vəl/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vəl/
a period between two events ...
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(Definition ofrecurrenceandintervalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One could argue that an event with arecurrenceintervalof a century or more could be classified as frequent in the geological time scale.
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A 100-yearrecurrenceintervalis the flood magnitude expected to be exceeded on the average of once in 100 years.
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However, these occur with greaterrecurrenceinterval, and tend to be under-reported due to the scarcity of media coverage in a third-world country.
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The averagerecurrenceintervalof this rainfall event was estimated at more than 100 years.
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Therecurrenceintervalfor this kind of flood is 50100 years.
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Together the observations give a meanrecurrenceintervalof about 1,200 years.
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These past events give a meanrecurrenceintervalfor large earthquakes of 660160 years.
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Therecurrenceintervalfor large earthquakes on this fault is estimated to be less than 2,000 years.
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Therecurrenceintervalfor large earthquakes along the fault is predicted to be about 400 years.
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The 1972 flooding has an estimatedrecurrenceintervalof 500 years, which means that a flood of this magnitude will occur on average once every 500 years.
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By studying evidence of past quakes and closely monitoring ground motion and current earthquake activity, scientists attempt to understand their causes and recurrence intervals.
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Recurrence intervals of these events are neither regular nor predictable.
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