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Prevalence

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.

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Narrower term 1

Currency 76% connected

A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a stream; as, the currency of time.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 5

Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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generalisability 76% connected

How far research results can be applied to other people or situations.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Generality 76% connected

The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ratio 76% connected

The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the sec…

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Dominant 74% connected

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dominant 74% connected

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rule 74% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rule 74% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Run 74% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Run 74% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Preponderance 92% connected

Alt. of Preponderancy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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