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   in·ci·dence

   /ˈinsədns/

   noun

   • 1. the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable: "an increased incidence of cancer"
   • ▪ the way in which the burden of a tax falls upon the population: "the entire incidence falls on the workers"
   • 2. the intersection of a line, or something moving in a straight line, such as a beam of light, with a surface: "the point of incidence of the beam"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a casual or subordinate event): from Old French, or from medieval Latin incidentia, from Latin incidere ‘fall upon, happen to’ (see incident). incidence (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.

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