Incidence meaning

What does “incidence” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“incidence” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the relative frequency of occurrence of something.

incidence

noun

  1. the relative frequency of occurrence of something

  2. the striking of a light beam on a surface

    “he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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