PREVALENCE
\pɹˈɛvələns], \pɹˈɛvələns], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_v_ə_l_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of PREVALENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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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the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
By Princeton University
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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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the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By James Champlin Fernald
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