incidence

incidencia, frecuencia

Frecuencia con la que ocurre algo, especialmente una enfermedad o un problema.

En inglés sencillo: How often something happens, especially a disease or problem.

• This town has a low incidence of crime.
• Researchers measured the incidence of heart disease.
• The new treatment reduced the incidence of serious infections.

Cómo se usa: incidence of something (The incidence of flu rises in winter.)

Sinónimos: frequency, rate

Expresiones frecuentes: high incidence, incidence of disease