incidence

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), from Latin incidens, present participle of incidere (“to fall upon”), from in (“on”) + cadere (“to fall”).

Noun

Wikipedia incidence (plural incidences)

1. The act of something happening; occurrence
2. The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
3. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
4. (epidemiology) A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.

Translations

The act of something happening; occurrence

• Finnish: tapahtuma (fi)

• Hebrew: מקרה (he) (mikré) m

The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening

• Finnish: esiintymistiheys (fi)

• Hebrew: מידה (he) (midá) f

The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface

• Russian: падение (ru) (padenije) n

Derived terms

• angle of incidence
• incidence algebra
• incidence axiom
• incidence function
• incidence geometry
• incidence graph
• nonincidence

Related terms

• incident

See also

• prevalence

External links

• incidence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• incidence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• incidence at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Czech

Noun

incidence f

1. (epidemiology) incidence

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Middle French

Noun

incidence f (plural incidences)

1. incident; event; occurrence