pre
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lence
Plural
prevalences
1
the state or quality of existing or happening every commonly in a specific place or at a specific time
- The prevalence of smartphones has changed the way people communicate.
- The study examined the prevalence of diabetes in urban areas.
- There is a high prevalence of flu cases during the winter months.
- The prevalence of online shopping has led to the decline of many physical stores.
- Researchers are concerned about the prevalence of plastic waste in the oceans.
2
a superiority in numbers or amount
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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