Combined Science GCSE
Incidence
What Incidence means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Incidence
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Reference: AQA
The number of new cases in a population over a period, so explanations concern changing numbers of cases rather than individual symptoms.
Topics that use Incidence
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