Event vs. Episode

Difference Between Event and Episode

Eventnoun

Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence.

Episodenoun

A separate part of a serialized work, such as a novel or television series.

Eventnoun

A social gathering or activity

The fundraising event was held in the ballroom.

Episodenoun

A section of a classic Greek tragedy that occurs between two choric songs.

Eventnoun

(Sports) A contest in a sports competition, such as a meet

swimming events.

Episodenoun

An incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence

"one brief, if distressing, episode in a life rich in adventures, challenges, sorrows and joys" (Elizabeth Speller).

Eventnoun

(Physics) A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in spacetime, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.

Episodenoun

One of a series of events in the course of a narrative or drama.

Eventnoun

(Archaic) A final result; an outcome.

Episodenoun

(Music) A passage between statements of a main subject or theme, as in a rondo or fugue.

Eventnoun

An occurrence; something that happens.

Episodenoun

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.

Eventnoun

A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)

I went to an event in San Francisco last week.Where will the event be held?

Episodenoun

An instalment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

I can't wait till next week’s episode.

Eventnoun

One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.

Episodenoun

a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

Eventnoun

An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).

In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.

Episodenoun

a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

Eventnoun

(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.

Episodenoun

a part of a broadcast serial

Eventnoun

(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.

Episodenoun

film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

Eventnoun

(probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.

If $X$ is a random variable representing the toss of a six-sided die, then its sample space could be denoted as {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Examples of events could be: $X = 1$ , $X = 2$ , $X \ge 5, X \not = 4,$ and $X \isin \{1,3,5\}$ .