prevalence

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/ˈpɹɛvələns/

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/ˈpɹɛvələns/ · /pɹɪˈveɪləns/

Definition of prevalence

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.

“On Starting Point this morning, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark Potok discusses the prevalence of white supremacist groups and explains how this type of music is used as a recruitment tool.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.

“On Starting Point this morning, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark Potok discusses the prevalence of white supremacist groups and explains how this type of music is used as a recruitment tool.”
(countable, uncountable)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.

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Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

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