Search Result:prevalence
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋprєvәlәns 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊprevәlәns 〕
Overview of noun prevalence
The noun prevalence has 3 senses
- prevalence -- (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future")
- 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)
- preponderance, prevalence -- (a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant")