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incidenza

incidence

noun een-chee-DEN-tsah Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

impact

Usage Note

Incidenza is used in statistical and medical contexts to mean the rate at which something occurs — 'the incidence of a disease' is l'incidenza di una malattia. It also carries the more general sense of 'impact' or 'bearing', as in l'incidenza fiscale (the tax burden). Do not confuse it with incidente (accident/incident).

Examples

"L'incidenza del diabete è in aumento."

Natural Translation

The incidence of diabetes is on the rise.

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