incidence
/ˈɪnsɪdəns/
noun
- The rate or frequency at which something happens, especially something undesirable such as a disease or crime.
- There has been a drop in the incidence of car accidents since the new traffic laws were introduced.
- Researchers are studying the incidence of allergies in children.
- The incidence of flu increases during the winter months.
- The way in which something falls or strikes something else, such as light or a projectile.
- The incidence of the sunlight on the solar panels affects their efficiency.
- The angle of incidence determines how much light is reflected.
- Engineers calculated the incidence of the missile's trajectory.
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