relative incidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandincidence
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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incidence
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
an event, or the rate at which ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandincidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Because number and other errors were minimal in the production of the singular articles, onlyrelativeincidenceof omission and gender errors were contrasted.
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In particular, revonsuo may wish to consider not only therelativeincidenceof threat and fear but also their intensity.
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It is hence awarded a 4 or 5 on the basis ofrelativeincidenceof the chosen disease or condition.
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More work is clearly needed to determine therelativeincidenceof different mechanisms.
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These include (a)relativeincidenceof errors across definite and indefinite articles and (b) incidence of article errors according to specific prosodic contours.
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This group is particularly prone to suffer a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) since therelativeincidence of stroke doubles for every decade after 55 years old further burdening the system.
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They will have to consider therelativeincidenceof conditions requiring treatment in various population units.
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It is not clear what the effect will be on therelativeincidenceof the rate burdens as between domestic and non-domestic property.
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Therelativeincidenceappears to be similar for all species.
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Therelativeincidenceof central and local taxation may also vary.
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It is a question of therelativeincidenceof the rates, but it renders no fresh subject liable to rates.
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The second part raises the-wide question of therelativeincidenceof imperial and local taxation which cannot be regarded merely from the point of: view of highway administration.
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Technical analysis has demonstrated that theirrelativeincidencein authorities is not likely to have altered significantly since 1971.
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In humans, therelativeincidenceof cancer increases exponentially with age for most cancers, but levels-off or may even decline by age 6075 (although colon/rectal cancer continues to increase).
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This can be avoided to some extent (if ascertainment differences affect all maternal age groups equally) by considering relative incidences rather than incidences per 1000 live births.
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