incidence
- Noun. The act of something happening; occurrence.
- Noun. The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening.
- Noun. (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- Noun. (epidemiology) A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.
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