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prevalence meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of prevalence at MeaningMonkey.org. prevalence meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.PREVALENCE noun
Definition of prevalence (noun)
- the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
- "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
- (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
- a superiority in numbers or amount
- "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
- synonyms: preponderance
Source: Princeton University Wordnet