incident vs incidence
Definitions
adjective
- falling or striking of light rays on something
- (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
noun
- a public disturbance
- a single distinct event
Examples
Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
A single incident suggests a great deal about Hennepinhis prudery, his belligerence, his sensitivity.
A little diner food helped, but after the incident with the couple on the street all I wanted was to go home, take a shower, slather lotion on my blistered tootsies, and lick my wounds.
Definitions
noun
- the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- the striking of a light beam on a surface
Examples
In summary, Dr. Green, after studying and researching this question for over 20 years, it is my firm conviction that aspartame lowers seizure threshold, mimics or exacerbates a wide variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, contributes to the incidence of certain cancers, and because of it's impact on the hypothalamic "appestat" plays a significant role in the world-wide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
It's no coincidence that we're in a similar political landscape at the moment.
The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
