Incidence

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Incidence (== Template:IPA

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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The term Incidence refers to the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable. It is a crucial term in epidemiology, the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

Etymology

The term 'Incidence' is derived from the Latin word 'incidere' which means 'fall upon, happen, befall'.

Related Terms

  • Prevalence: The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.
  • Morbidity rate: The frequency with which a disease appears in a population.
  • Mortality rate: The number of deaths in a given area or period, or from a particular cause.
  • Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

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