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prevalence

/ prevalence /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
"he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
Type of:
generality
Kinds of:
currency
Derived:
prevail persist die hard run endure
noun Sense 2
(epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
Type of:
ratio
Domain:
epidemiology
noun Sense 3
a superiority in numbers or amount
"there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
Type of:
number figure
Derived:
predominate dominate rule reign prevail
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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generality currency ratio number figure