1. (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
   "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling"

Derived forms: exceedances

See also: exceed

Type of: chance, probability

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