incidence
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incidence
- /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
Sounds like incidents (some accents)
Where it comes from
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 incidences
- The act of something happening; occurrence.
- The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
- The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
- The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.
- The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: relative incidence, incident, occurrence, event, case, effect, consequence, frequently, frequent, importance, relevance, significance, often, relevant, implication, appearance
Translations
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noun act of something happening
| Español | incidencia |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Auftreten, Vorkommen |
| עברית | מקרה mikré |
noun extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
| Deutsch | Auftretenshäufigkeit |
|---|---|
| Русский | инциде́нтность incidéntnostʹ |
| עברית | מידה midá |
noun striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
| Русский | паде́ние padénije |
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title = {incidence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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