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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread | |
| Examples: | "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future" |
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| Related terms: | generality currency prevail | |
| 2. | [ 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 | |
| Related terms: | ratio epidemiology | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a superiority in numbers or amount | |
| Synonyms: | preponderance | |
| Examples: | "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" |
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| Related terms: | number predominate | |
| Similar spelling: |
prevalent propylene prevail privilege |
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