incidence

incidence, fréquence

Fréquence à laquelle quelque chose survient, notamment une maladie ou un problème.

En anglais simple : How often something happens, especially a disease or problem.

• This town has a low incidence of crime.
• Researchers measured the incidence of heart disease.
• The new treatment reduced the incidence of serious infections.

Comment l'utiliser : incidence of something (The incidence of flu rises in winter.)

Synonymes : frequency, rate

Expressions courantes : high incidence, incidence of disease