What is "prevalence" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does prevalence mean in English? Meaning of prevalence definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "prevalence" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "prevalence": the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

Noun

  • Meaning: the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
  • Example: he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
  • Synonyms: prevalence
  • Hyponyms: currency
  • Hypernyms: generality
  • Meaning of "prevalence": (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

    Noun

  • Meaning: (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: prevalence
  • Hypernyms: ratio
  • Meaning of "prevalence": a superiority in numbers or amount

    Noun

  • Meaning: a superiority in numbers or amount
  • Example: a preponderance of evidence against the defendant
  • Synonyms: preponderance prevalence
  • Hypernyms: figure number
  • Synonyms:

    popularity, currency, preponderance, vogue, pervasiveness, ubiquity,

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    prevalence in English: prevalence
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