incidence

incidence
noun
  1. the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable
    (疾病、犯罪等的)发生,发生率
    an increased incidence of cancer.
    癌症增长的发病率。
    ■the way in which the burden of a tax falls upon the population
    (人民头上的)税务负担
    the entire incidence falls on the workers.
    税务统统落在工人头上。
  2. [mass noun](Physics)the intersection of a line, or something moving in a straight line, such as a beam of light, with a surface
    (物理)入射
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a casual or subordinate event or circumstance): from Old French, or from medieval Latin incidentia, from Latin incidere 'fall upon, happen to' (see incident). Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent
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