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prevalence |
Grep of noun prevalence prevalence Overview of noun prevalence The noun prevalence has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prevalence -- (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future") 2. 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) 3. preponderance, prevalence -- (a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons") Overview of noun prevalence The noun prevalence has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prevalence -- (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future") 2. 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) 3. preponderance, prevalence -- (a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons")
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