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incidence

measure of the probability of occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time
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incidence

Summary

incidence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • incidence is a type of statistic[2].
  • incidence is a type of dimensionless quantity[3].
  • incidence's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2844[4].
  • incidence's different from is recorded as prevalence[5].
  • incidence's different from is recorded as incidence rate[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include statistic[2] and dimensionless quantity[3].

Why It Matters

incidence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1] incidence has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] incidence is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1984745
    Main wikidata property → P2844
    Different from → prevalence, incidence rate
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25910, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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