What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

S vs Incidence - What's the difference?

s | incidence |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun incidence is

the act of something happening; occurrence.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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

    * * * ----