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incidence

noun
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/

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”).

  1. derived from incidens
  2. derived from incidentia
  3. derived from incidence

Definitions

  1. The act of something happening

    The act of something happening; occurrence.

  2. The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.

  3. The manner of falling

    The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.

    2. A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population…

      A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.

    3. The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.

    4. The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.

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No curated loop yet for incidence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA