“The incidence at the bank shook us.”
Confusables Entry 454 / 1605 60-second read
Incident vs. Incidence
An event versus a rate of occurrence.
The comparisoni
“The incident at the bank shook us.”
The ruleii
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INCIDENT = event. INCIDENCE = rate.
INCIDENT (T) is a single event. INCIDENCE (CE) is the rate or frequency of occurrence.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
IncidenCE = CEntral tendenCy."