Incident

Incident may refer to:

  • A property of a graph (mathematics) (see also glossary of graph theory)
  • Incident (festival), a cultural festival of The National Institute of Technology in Surathkal, Karnataka, India
  • Incident (Scientology), a concept in Scientology
  • Nuclear incident; an irregularity with a nuclear installation not classified as a nuclear accident
  • Incident ray, a ray of light that strikes a surface

The Incident may refer to:

  • The Incident (film), a 1967 film
  • The Incident (conspiracy), an event in British history that took place in 1641
  • The Incident (Lost), the season finale of the fifth season of Lost
  • The Incident (album), a 2009 album release by the band Porcupine Tree

Famous quotes containing the word incident:

    “In the extent and proper structure of the Union, therefore, we behold a republican remedy for the diseases most incident to republican government.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “I teazed him with fanciful apprehensions of unhappiness. A moth having fluttered round the candle, and burnt itself, he laid hold of this little incident to admonish me; saying, with a sly look, and in a solemn but quiet tone, “That creature was its own tormentor, and I believe its name was BOSWELL.””
    —James Boswell (1740–1795)

    “What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)