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English Dictionary: prevalence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prevalence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prevalence n 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" Synonym(s): preponderance, prevalence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prevalence \Prev"alence\, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F. pr[82]valence. See {Prevail}.] 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. The duke better knew what kind of argument were of prevalence with him. --Clarendon.