Words · Common
prevalence
/pˈɹɛvələns/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
- noun
(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
- noun
a superiority in numbers or amount
a preponderance of evidence against the defendant