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Incidence

//ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something happening; occurrence. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the striking of a light beam on a surface wordnet
  3. 3
    The extent or the relative frequency of something happening. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the relative frequency of occurrence of something wordnet
  5. 5
    The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French incidence, from Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), from Latin incidens, present participle of incidere (“to fall upon”), from in (“on”) + cadere (“to fall”).

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