1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
How common a condition is in a population.
The proportion of a population with a condition at a particular time or over a specified period.
“The survey estimated the prevalence of asthma.”
3. Noun
How common something is within a group at a given time.
The proportion of a population that has a condition or characteristic at a specified time or during a specified period. Do not confuse prevalence with incidence, which concerns new cases.
“The survey estimated the prevalence of severe workload pressure.”
Do not confuse prevalence with incidence, which concerns new cases
4. Noun
the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
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5. Noun
a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
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