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incidence

English

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Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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incidence (countable and uncountable, plural incidences)

  1. The act of something happening; occurrence.
  2. The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
  3. The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
  4. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
  5. (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
  6. (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.

Derived terms

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱh₂d- (0 c, 32 e)

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Czech

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Noun

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incidence f

  1. (epidemiology) incidence

Declension

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Declension of incidence (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative incidence incidence
genitive incidence incidencí
dative incidenci incidencím
accusative incidenci incidence
vocative incidence incidence
locative incidenci incidencích
instrumental incidencí incidencemi

French

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Etymology

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From Middle French incidence, from Latin incidentia.

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Noun

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incidence f (plural incidences)

  1. impact, effect, consequence
  2. incidence

Descendants

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  • → German: Inzidenz

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Latin incidentia.

Noun

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incidence f (plural incidences)

  1. incident; event; occurrence

Descendants

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