Incidence vs Portion - What's the difference?
incidence | portion |
The act of something happening; occurrence
The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
(physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
(epidemiology) A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.
An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
* Bible, Luke xii. 46
* Keble
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
* Bible, Luke xv. 12
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
* 1613 , , V. iv. 31:
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
As nouns the difference between incidence and portion
is that incidence is the act of something happening; occurrence while portion is portion.incidence
English
Noun
(wikipedia incidence) (en noun)Derived terms
* angle of incidence * incidence algebra * incidence axiom * incidence function * incidence geometry * incidence graph * nonincidenceSee also
* prevalenceExternal links
* * * ----portion
English
Noun
(en noun)- The lord of that servant will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
- Man's portion is to die and rise again.
- Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
- Commend me to her, and to piece her portion / Tender her this.
Usage notes
Relatively formal, compared to the more informal part or more concrete and casual piece. For example, “part of the money” (both informal) but “portion of the proceeds” (both formal).Synonyms
* part * pieceDerived terms
* portionless * proportionVerb
(en verb)- Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. — Alexander Pope.