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Noun: incidence  in-si-dun(t)s
  1. The relative frequency of occurrence of something
    - relative incidence
     
  2. The striking of a light beam on a surface
    "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light"

Sounds like: incidents

Derived forms: incidences

See also: incident

Type of: frequency, optical phenomenon, relative frequency

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