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Definition incidence

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�).

Noun

incidence (countable and uncountable, plural incidences)

1. The act of something happening; occurrence.
2. The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
3. The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
4. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
5. (epidemiology) A measure of the risk of a person developing a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.
6. (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.

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