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incidence

The correct spelling is incidence.

How to pronounce incidence

noun

Say it like: Ins-ide-nse

The correct spelling is incidence. The act of something happening; occurrence.

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Definition

noun

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

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