what does the word incidence mean?

Answer 1

1. the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, esp. of something unwanted: the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40.
2. a falling upon, affecting, or befalling; occurrence: The incidence of murder that Sunday afternoon shocked the sleepy village.
3. Optics, Physics.
a. the striking of a ray of light, beam of electrons, etc., on a surface, or the direction of striking.
b. angle of incidence (def. 1).
4. the fact or the manner of being incident.
5. Geometry. partial coincidence of two figures, as of a line and a plane containing it.

Answer 2

Function: noun
1 a : ANGLE OF INCIDENCE b : the arrival of something (as a projectile or a ray of light) at a surface
2 a : an act or the fact or manner of falling upon or affecting : OCCURRENCE b : rate of occurrence or influence
Physician-reviewed articles on incidence on Healthline.
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Answer 3

it comes from the word incident meaning an event!

Answer 4

How often or striking. So the number of incidences is the number of times something happens, the angle of incidence when light strikes a mirror is the angle at which the light hits the mirror.

Answer 5

Incidence: How frequently an event occurs within a set period of time.

Example: "The INCIDENCE of heart disease is high among those that do not excercise."

Answer 6

An incidence is an event or an occurance or happening.. an accidental happening cotingent to or with an event.

Answer 7

A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an occurrence

Answer 8

The act or an instance of happening:occurrence;did not expect criticism and was surprised by the incidence.

Answer 9

it usually refers to the frequency of an occurrence within a specific group IE the incidence of chest infections among patients with tracheotomies.

Answer 10

why dont you go on yahoo and just type define incidence its better that way easier and here is the definition


The act or an instance of happening (OCCURANCE)

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