Definition

Examples

• 这次事故属于偶发事件，无法提前预测。
  Zhè cì shìgù shǔyú ǒu fā shìjiàn, wúfǎ tíqián yùcè.
  This accident is an incidental event and cannot be predicted in advance.
• 机器出现了偶发故障，需要检修。
  Jīqì chūxiàn le ǒu fā gùzhàng, xūyào jiǎnxiū.
  The machine had an occasional breakdown and needs repair.
• 生物体内的偶发突变是进化的基础。
  Shēngwù tǐ nèi de ǒu fā tūbiàn shì jìnhuà de jīchǔ.
  Spontaneous mutations in organisms are the basis of evolution.