Prevalence

nounid 108811·updated May 18, 2026

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(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

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per-axis with provenance

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4 surface forms

synonym: preponderance
plural: Prevalences
possessive: Prevalence's
pluralpossessive: Prevalences'

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3 senses across 1 framework

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§1: the quality of prevailing generally
§2: a superiority in numbers or amount
§3: (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

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