What is the meaning of prevalence?

noun

  • The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread.
    • usage: "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
  • 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. (
  • A superiority in numbers or amount.
    • usage: "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
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