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Incidence vs Probability - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between incidence and probability

is that incidence is the act of something happening; occurrence while probability is the state of being probable; likelihood.

incidence

English

Noun

(wikipedia incidence) (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * angle of incidence * incidence algebra * incidence axiom * incidence function * incidence geometry * incidence graph * nonincidence

    Related terms

    * incident

    See also

    * prevalence

    External links

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    probability

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia probability) (probabilities)
  • the state of being probable; likelihood
  • an event that is likely to occur
  • the relative likelihood of an event happening
  • (mathematics) a number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening

    • Derived terms

    * conditional probability * frequency probability * joint probability * propensity probability

    Related terms

    * probable

    See also

    * odds * possibility * verisimilitude

    External links

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