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incidence

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
in-ci-dence
IPA
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of something happening; occurrence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.

Countable; Uncountable

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱh₂d-, incidence, incidentia, incidens

Usage

Inflected Forms

incidences (plural)

Derived Forms

nonincidence seroincidence

Phrases

angle of incidence incidence algebra incidence axiom incidence function incidence geometry incidence graph incidence matrix

Frequently Paired Words

prevalence

Synonyms

relative incidence

Homonyms

incidents (some accents)

Questions

How do you pronounce incidence?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/.
What does incidence mean?
The act of something happening; occurrence.
Where does incidence come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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