incidence

incidenza, frequenza

Quanto spesso si verifica qualcosa, soprattutto una malattia o un problema.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: incidence of something (The incidence of flu rises in winter.)

Sinonimi: frequency, rate

Espressioni comuni: high incidence, incidence of disease