incidence
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), from Latin incidens, present participle of incidere (“to fall upon”), from in (“on”) + cadere (“to fall”).
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia incidence (plural incidences)
- The act of something happening; occurrence
- The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
- (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
- (epidemiology) A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.
[edit] Translations
The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
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The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
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[edit] Derived terms
- angle of incidence
- incidence algebra
- incidence axiom
- incidence function
- incidence geometry
- incidence graph
- nonincidence
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- incidence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- incidence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- incidence at OneLook Dictionary Search
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[edit] Noun
incidence f.
