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the relative frequency of occurrence of something the striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light"
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In geometry, the relations of incidence are those such as 'lies on' between points and lines (as in 'point P lies on line L'), and 'intersects' (as in 'line L1 intersects line L2', in three-dimensional space). That is, they are the binary relations describing how subsets meet. The propositions of incidence stated in terms of them are statements such as 'any two lines in a plane meet'. ...
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The incidence of disease is defined as the number of new cases of disease occurring in a population during a defined time interval. The number is useful to epidemiologists because it is a measure of the risk of disease.* The incidence rate is defined as the incidence divided by the sum of the different times each individual was at risk of the disease. ...
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The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed each year.
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Number of new cases per year per 100,000 persons.
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