prevalence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.

/ˈpɹɛvələns/ /pɹɪˈveɪləns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-prevalence.wav

prevalence prevalences

Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

prevail prevalent incidence

coprevalence coproprevalence genoprevalence immunoprevalence nonprevalence seroprevalence

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