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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")