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What is the adjective for incidence?

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incident
  1. Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
  2. (physics) Falling on or striking a surface.
  3. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
  4. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
  5. (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
  6. Synonyms:
incidental
  1. Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident; being a likely consequence.
  2. Occurring by chance
  3. (physics) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The aim is to reduce the incidental catch of game fish like marlin while allowing stocks of swordfish, oceanic sharks, and tuna to replenish themselves.”
      “Most cakes were eaten as incidental items to accompany a glass of sweet wine.”
      “Book sales as such became an incidental, minor percentage of daily turnover in this and other bookshops.”
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