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English
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
incidence (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
- (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.
Derived terms
Translations
act of something happening
extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax
striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition
geometry: falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane
See also
Further reading
- “incidence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “incidence”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “incidence”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Czech
Noun
incidence f
- (epidemiology) incidence
Declension
Declension of incidence (soft feminine)
French
Etymology
From Middle French incidence, from Latin incidentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
incidence f (plural incidences)
- impact, effect, consequence
- incidence
Descendants
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin incidentia.
Noun
incidence f (plural incidences)
- incident; event; occurrence
Descendants