"incidence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incidence.wav Forms: incidences [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{der|en|frm|incidence}} Middle French incidence, {{der|en|ML.|incidentia||a falling upon}} Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), {{der|en|la|incidens}} Latin incidens Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incidence (countable and uncountable, plural incidences)
  1. The act of something happening; occurrence. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of something happening): случване (slučvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tapahtuma (Finnish), tapaus (Finnish), Auftreten [neuter] (German), Vorkommen [neuter] (German), מקרה (mikré) [masculine] (Hebrew), előfordulás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-cIAn1HGR Disambiguation of 'act of something happening': 73 18 1 1 5 1 1
  2. The extent or the relative frequency of something happening. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening): esiintymistiheys (Finnish), Auftretenshäufigkeit [feminine] (German), מידה (midá) [feminine] (Hebrew), инциде́нтность (incidéntnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), incidens [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-aF4PR~Nh Disambiguation of 'extent, or the relative frequency of something happening': 9 68 3 3 13 1 2
  3. The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax): kohdistuminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-osf~wIb5 Disambiguation of 'manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax': 1 2 81 1 3 10 1
  4. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface): падане (padane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), alfalo (Esperanto), kohtaaminen (Finnish), kohdistuminen (Finnish), osuminen (Finnish), ionsaitheacht [feminine] (Irish), паде́ние (padénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-TGkXYEnE Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface': 1 2 1 93 2 1 1
  5. (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Epidemiology Translations (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition): 發病率 (Chinese Mandarin), 发病率 (fābìnglǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), 發生率 (Chinese Mandarin), 发生率 (fāshēnglǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), incidens [common-gender] (Danish), ilmaantuvuus (Finnish), Inzidenz [feminine] (German), аурушаңдық (auruşañdyq) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-9CweRSWX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 9 8 45 3 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 31 13 5 42 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 23 9 7 44 3 7 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 9 7 47 2 7 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 23 11 7 44 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 27 10 5 49 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 24 11 6 45 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 22 10 6 46 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 23 13 7 42 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 5 23 12 7 43 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 25 9 12 36 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 23 10 7 44 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 5 23 11 7 44 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 22 10 13 40 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 23 11 6 47 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 23 10 6 47 3 7 Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition': 9 8 3 2 75 1 2
  6. (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (geometry: falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane): kuuluminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-Wg18Bc~U Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'geometry: falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane': 1 2 15 1 4 74 3
  7. (graph theory) The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-incidence-en-noun-L5bteYOT Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angle of incidence, incidence algebra, incidence axiom, incidence function, incidence geometry, incidence graph, incidence matrix, nonincidence Related terms: prevalence

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "extent, or the relative frequency of something happening",
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      "sense": "extent, or the relative frequency of something happening",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "מידה"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "extent, or the relative frequency of something happening",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "инциде́нтность"
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      "word": "kohdistuminen"
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      "sense": "striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface",
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      "sense": "striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface",
      "word": "kohdistuminen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface",
      "word": "osuminen"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ionsaitheacht"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "padénije",
      "sense": "striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "паде́ние"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition",
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      "word": "аурушаңдық"
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      "sense": "geometry: falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane",
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}

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