Prevalence

/pɹˈɛvələns/

/ˈpɹɛvəɫəns/

[noun]

Prevalence

[NOUN]

the state or quality of existing or happening every commonly in a specific place or at a specific time

a superiority in numbers or amount

synonyms : preponderance

(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

Examples

1. Nuclear power, meanwhile, was just gaining prevalence.

2. Prevalence of autism is about one in 68 children, in general population.

3. Their prevalence is higher than in general population.

4. So the prevalence of rape outweighs the prevalence of false accusations astronomically.