"incidence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incidence [singular], incidences [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The incidence of something is how often it happens. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-incidence-en-noun-d6cVTQ69
     
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  "hyphenation": "in‧ci‧dence",
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        {
          "text": "regular blood pressure checks would reduce the incidence of heart disease and sudden heart attacks."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is a surprisingly high incidence of theft in book stores."
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          "text": "regular blood pressure checks would reduce the incidence of heart disease and sudden heart attacks."
        },
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          "text": "There is a surprisingly high incidence of theft in book stores."
        }
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