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Meaning of "incidence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCIDENCE

incidence  [ˈɪnsɪdəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCIDENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incidence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCIDENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of incidence in the English dictionary

The first definition of incidence in the dictionary is degree, extent, or frequency of occurrence; amount. Other definition of incidence is the act or manner of impinging on or affecting by proximity or influence. Incidence is also the partial coincidence of two configurations, such as a point that lies on a circle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCIDENCE


abidance
əˈbaɪdəns
accidence
ˈæksɪdəns
anticoincidence
ˌæntɪkəʊˈɪnsɪdəns
avoidance
əˈvɔɪdəns
cadence
ˈkeɪdəns
coincidence
kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns
confidence
ˈkɒnfɪdəns
diffidence
ˈdɪfɪdəns
dissidence
ˈdɪsɪdəns
evidence
ˈɛvɪdəns
guidance
ˈɡaɪdəns
misguidance
ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdəns
noncoincidence
ˌnɒnkəʊˈɪnsɪdəns
overconfidence
ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdəns
precedence
ˈprɛsɪdəns
procidence
ˈprəʊsɪdəns
providence
ˈprɒvɪdəns
residence
ˈrɛzɪdəns
riddance
ˈrɪdəns
subsidence
səbˈsaɪdəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCIDENCE

inchworm
incident
incident room
incidental
incidental damages
incidental expenses
incidental music
incidentally
incidentalness
incinerate
incineration
incinerator
incipience
incipiency
incipient
incipiently
incipit
incisal
incise
incised

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCIDENCE

angle of incidence
at your convenience
correspondence
credence
crisis of confidence
decadence
Declaration of Independence
dependence
documentary evidence
hall of residence
in confidence
in evidence
in residence
independence
interdependence
jurisprudence
letters of credence
prudence
self-confidence
transcendence
vote of no confidence

Synonyms and antonyms of incidence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INCIDENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «incidence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of incidence

Translation of «incidence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCIDENCE

Find out the translation of incidence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incidence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incidence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发生率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incidencia
570 millions of speakers

English

incidence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإصابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заболеваемость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incidência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fréquence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejadian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Häufigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発生率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발생 정도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kedadeyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỷ lệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிகழ்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रादुर्भाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incidenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

częstość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

захворюваність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incidență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συχνότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorkoms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

incidens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forekomst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incidence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCIDENCE»

The term «incidence» is very widely used and occupies the 14.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCIDENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incidence

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10 QUOTES WITH «INCIDENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incidence.
1
John Ashcroft
We have to think outside the box, inside the Constitution, find ways to do things that will elevate our security, reduce the risk of the incidence of terrorist attack.
2
Amar Bose
We did experiments with the Boston Symphony for many years where we measured the angles of incidence of sound arriving at the ears of the audience, then took the measurements back to MIT and analyzed them.
3
John Cameron
In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.
4
Alex Campbell
We have witnessed the terrible increases in the incidence of alcoholism, the advent of drug dependency, the protests, marches, strikes and human alienation.
5
Rosa DeLauro
Expanding eligibility of family planning services to low-income women will maximize cost-savings to both federal and state governments, reduce the disparities in access to family planning services for low-income women, and decrease the incidence of abortion in the U.S.
6
Anthony Fauci
When we can get the incidence of HIV down enough to turn the trajectory of the pandemic, it will assume a momentum of its own in diminishing HIV.
7
Sara Gilbert
I feel like there is just as much violent programming in other countries and there is not the same incidence of factors. I think there are other factors contributing to violence in this country and not the media.
8
Darell Hammond
In neighborhoods without a usable park or playground, the incidence of childhood obesity increases by 29 percent.
9
Norman Lear
We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension.
10
Linus Pauling
If you take a reasonable amount of vitamin C regularly, the incidence of the common cold goes down. If you get a cold and start immediately, as soon as you start sneezing and sniffling, the cold just doesn't get going.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCIDENCE»

Discover the use of incidence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incidence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Incidence Algebras
This work covers the maximal and prime ideals of the incidence algebra, derivations and isomorphisms, radicals and additional ring-theoretic properties.
Eugene Spiegel, Christopher O'Donnell, 1997
2
Cancer Incidence in Five Continents
The CD-ROM contains cancer incidence data from around 200 population-based cancer registries world-wide, for the period 1953-1997, that were published in the eight volumes of the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5) series.
D. M. Parkin, J. Ferlay, S. L. Whelan, 2005
3
Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Spain: Patterns and Trends
The text has 18 chapters. The first six introduce the basic principles of epidemiology and statistics. Chapters 7-13 deal in more depth with each of the study designs and interpretation of their findings.
‎2000
4
Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity ...
This concise volume offers up-to-date information on these conditions, which, though relatively rare, may have profound effect not only on the children themselves but also their families, friends, and the community at large.
Stefan C. Dombrowski, Karen L. Gischlar, Martin Mrazik, 2011
5
Incidence of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crashes by Hybrid ...
Examines the incidence rates of pedestrian and bicyclist crashes that involved hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and compares the results to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles under similar circumstances.
Refaat Hanna, 2010
6
Foundations of Incidence Geometry: Projective and Polar Spaces
Incidence geometry is developed along the lines of the fascinating work of Jacques Tits and Francis Buekenhout. The book is a clear and comprehensible introduction into a wonderful piece of mathematics.
Johannes Ueberberg, 2011
7
Handbook of incidence geometry: buildings and foundations
This Handbook deals with the foundations of incidence geometry, in relationship with division rings, rings, algebras, lattices, groups, topology, graphs, logic and its autonomous development from various viewpoints.
Francis Buekenhout, 1995
8
Investing in Strategies to Reverse the Global Incidence of TB
The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of ...
Jaap Broekmans, Karen Caines, 2005
9
South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, ...
A follow-up to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's 2002 national household survey of HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa, this 2005 report seeks to provide further understanding of the HIV pandemic.
‎2005
10
Dynamics of Cancer: Incidence, Inheritance, and Evolution
This is the only book that presents a full analysis of the age of cancer onset. It is a superb teaching tool and a rich source of ideas for new and experienced researchers.
Steven A. Frank, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCIDENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incidence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Incidence and Predictors of Diastolic Dysfunction Post …
The purpose was to evaluate the incidence, evolution, and predictors of diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with breast cancer treated with ... «Cancer Therapy Advisor, Jul 15»
2
Global HPV Testing Market 2015-2019 - Increased Incidence of HPV …
HPV refers to a group of more than 200 related viruses commonly causing infections that do not have any symptoms. Among these, more than ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
3
J.D. Power: Hotel Guest Satisfaction Reaches All-Time High …
J.D. Power: Hotel Guest Satisfaction Reaches All-Time High; Incidence of Problems Hits Record Low. J.D. Power. The Ritz-Carlton; Omni ... «Hospitality Net, Jul 15»
4
Spinal Cord Injury Incidence Stable Over Past Two Decades
The incidence rate of acute traumatic spinal cord injury remained stable in the United States between 1993 and 2012, suggested findings ... «MD Magazine, Jul 15»
5
The incidence and relative risk of cardiovascular toxicity in patients …
New hormonal agents are available for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We aim to define the incidence and ... «UroToday, Jul 15»
6
Hepatitis B Virus Patients Have a Higher Fibromyalgia Incidence
HBV infection is a potentially life-threatening condition that affects the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease, increasing the ... «Hepatitis News Today, Jul 15»
7
ONS statistics reveal that incidence of cancer is still growing
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently published the Cancer Registration Statistics in England for 2013 which reveal that the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
8
Scaremongering won't help to cut incidence of domestic violence
Being brutalised by your supposed partner in your own home is about the saddest thing one can imagine. No wonder people react to it ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Improved NAFLD reduces type 2 diabetes incidence
“The current study showed a positive association between NAFLD improvement and [type 2 diabetes] incidence reduction independent of the ... «Healio, Jul 15»
10
Nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence rates appear stable with …
Overall nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence rates appeared to be stable in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were treated with Xeljanz, ... «Healio, Jul 15»

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