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1Incidence (epidemiology) — 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… …
2incidence — in‧ci‧dence [ˈɪnsdns] noun [singular] 1. TAX the effect of a particular tax on people or organizations, and how much they have to pay: • The structure of production may influence the incidence of taxation. 2. the number of times something… …
3Number needed to vaccinate — (NNV) is a metric used in the evaluation of vaccines,[1][2][3] and in the determination of vaccination policy. It is a specific application of the number needed to treat metric (NNT) that incorporates the implications of herd immunity. In order… …
4Incidence algebra — In order theory, a field of mathematics, an incidence algebra is an associative algebra, defined for any locally finite partially ordered set and commutative ring with unity. Contents 1 Definition 1.1 Related concepts 2 Special elements …
5Incidence matrix — In mathematics, an incidence matrix is a matrix that shows the relationship between two classes of objects. If the first class is X and the second is Y, the matrix has one row for each element of X and one column for each element of Y. The entry… …
6Number needed to harm — The number needed to harm (NNH) is an epidemiological measure that indicates how many patients need to be exposed to a risk factor over a specific period to cause harm in one patient that would not otherwise have been harmed.[1] It is defined as… …
7Incidence of monogamy — The incidence of monogamy refers to the frequency with which monogamy occurs. This article deals with the incidence of monogamy in human beings. To learn about the incidence of monogamy in animals, which is generally lower than the incidence of… …
8incidence — in|ci|dence [ ınsıdns ] noun singular MEDICAL * incidence of the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation: a high/low incidence: Researchers found a high incidence of prostate cancer in this… …
9incidence */ — UK [ˈɪnsɪd(ə)ns] / US noun [singular] a) the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation a high/low incidence of: Researchers found a high incidence of prostate cancer in this area.… …
10Incidence geometry (structure) — An incidence geometry is a mathematical structure composed of objects of various types and an incidence relation between them. The number of types of object used in the structure is called the rank of the incidence geometry.Incidence geometries… …
