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Radiation vs Incidence - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between radiation and incidence

is that radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat while incidence is the act of something happening; occurrence.

radiation

English

(wikipedia radiation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
  • The process of radiating waves or particles.
  • The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
  • Radioactive energy.

    • Derived terms

    * background radiation * electromagnetic radiation * ionizing radiation * radiation belt * Van Allen radiation belt

    Anagrams

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    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

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