incidence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of something happening; occurrence.
- (countable, uncountable) The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
- (countable, uncountable) The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
- (countable, uncountable) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- (countable, uncountable) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- (countable, uncountable) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.
- (countable, uncountable) The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incidences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
angle of incidence · incidence algebra · nonincidence · seroincidence · incidence matrix · incidence graph · incidence axiom · incidence geometry · incidence function
Translations (28)
fi kuuluminen (geometry: falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane) · he מידה (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening) · fi kohdistuminen (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · fi osuminen (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · eo alfalo (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · fi tapaus (act of something happening) · fi tapahtuma (act of something happening) · hu előfordulás (act of something happening) · de Vorkommen (act of something happening) · bg случване (act of something happening) · cmn 發生率 /发生率 (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition) · de Auftretenshäufigkeit (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening) · fi esiintymistiheys (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening) · sv incidens (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening) · ga ionsaitheacht (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · fi ilmaantuvuus (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition) · es incidencia (act of something happening) · ru паде́ние (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · de Auftreten (act of something happening) · fi kohtaaminen (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · de Inzidenz (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition) · kk аурушаңдық (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition) · he מקרה (act of something happening) · da incidens (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition) · ru инциде́нтность (extent, or the relative frequency of something happening) · fi kohdistuminen (manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax) · bg падане (striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface) · cmn 發病率 /发病率 (epidemiology: measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition)