INCIDENCE

Incidence

Incidence is a measure of the risk of developing some new condition within a specified period of time. Although sometimes loosely expressed simply as the number of new cases during some time period, it is better expressed as a proportion or a rate with a denominator.

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incidence

Noun

  1. The act of something happening; occurrence
  2. The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
  3. The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
  4. A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.


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