Words Like PREVALENCE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PREVALENCE.

3 Alternative Words Similar to prevalence

1 Figure Noun      Synonym Words Like Figure
2 Number Noun      Synonym Words Like Number
3 Currency Noun      Hyponym Words Like Currency

1 examples of prevalence

1 the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor.

10 definitions of prevalence

1 The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension
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
4 the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
5 The condition of being prevalent.
6 Medicine The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.
7 The state or quality of being prevalent.
8 Superior strength, influence, or efficacy; predominance.
9 General occurrence, practice, or reception; extensive existence or use: as, the prevalence of a custom or of a disease.
10 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.
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