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Meaning: The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Context example: he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future Hypernyms ("prevalence" is a kind of...): generality (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prevalence"): currency (general acceptance or use)
Meaning: (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 Classified under: Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas Hypernyms ("prevalence" is a kind of...): ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)) Domain category: epidemiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease)
Meaning: A superiority in numbers or amount Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Synonyms: preponderance; prevalence Context example: a preponderance of evidence against the defendant Hypernyms ("prevalence" is a kind of...): figure; number (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals) "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride." (English proverb) "The nice apples are always eaten by nasty pigs." (Bulgarian proverb) "The horse knows its knight the best." (Arabic proverb) "Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of ratio Meaning of generality Pronunciation of currency Meaning of figure Pronunciation of number
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