About The Word Prevalence
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Prevalence
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What's The Definition Of Prevalence?
[n] the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
[n] a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" [n] (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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Prevalence: preponderance Related Terms | Find terms related to Prevalence: See Also | currency | figure | generality | number | ratio Prevalence In Webster's Dictionary \Prev"a*lence\, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F.
pr['e]valence. See {Prevail}.]
The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior
strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception,
or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of
a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor.
The duke better knew what kind of argument were of
prevalence with him. --Clarendon.
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