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:

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

    “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)