incidences

7 definitions • 8 examples

the rate at which something, especially a disease, happens:

incidence of They found an increased incidence of cancer near nuclear power stations.

Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease and the incidence varies from country to country.

the fact of a ray of light touching a surface:

The point at which a ray of light hits a surface is called the point of incidence.

the rate at which something happens:

There’s been an increased incidence of cancer in the area.

the falling or hitting of an object or beam of energy, such as light, on a surface

The angle of incidence is the angle that a beam of light or other energy hitting a surface makes with a line vertical to that surface.

the rate at which something happens:

increase/decrease/reduce the incidence of sth We intend to reduce the incidence of loan defaults by restructuring payments.

The incidence of financial fraud among companies having an audit decreased threefold in the last ten years.

the financial effect of taxes on people or companies, especially taxes not directly paid by them:

High business property taxes added to the tax incidence on consumers by increasing the costs of goods and services.

Although mean incomes increased by 3.5% when the incidence of taxation is accounted for it leads to a 2.4% fall in mean income.