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nonspecific collapse: not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis"

option collapse: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"; the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

transpire collapse: give off (water) through the skin; come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"; come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"; exude water vapor; "plants transpire"; pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

incidental collapse: an item that is incidental; not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA; (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"

high time collapse: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

stochastic collapse: being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes"

indecision collapse: doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"

irregularly collapse: in an irregular manner; "the stomach mucosa was irregularly blackened"; in an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly"; in an irregular manner; "the patient is breathing irregularly"; having an irregular form; "irregularly shaped solids"

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

unforeseeable collapse: incapable of being anticipated; "unforeseeable consequences"

happening collapse: an event that happens; taking place; "the parade is still happening"

spasmodically collapse: in spurts and fits; "I began to write intermittently and spasmodically"; with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"

unspecified collapse: not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

runoff collapse: a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

indefinable collapse: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable"; defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"

detection collapse: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something; a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"; the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

randomness collapse: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan; (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"

contingent collapse: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"; a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"; uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot; determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"; possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

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