occurrent adj 1: presently occurring (either causally or incidentally); "technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature" n 1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {occurrence}, {occurrent}, {natural event}]
Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, a. [L. occurrens, -entis, p. pr. of occurrere: cf. F. occurrent. See {Occur}.] Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental. [1913 Webster]
Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, n. 1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]