Prevalence
volume
British pronunciation/pɹˈɛvələns/
American pronunciation/ˈpɹɛvəɫəns/

Definition & Meaning of "prevalence"

Prevalence
01

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

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The prevalence of smartphones has changed the way people communicate.
The study examined the prevalence of diabetes in urban areas.
02

a superiority in numbers or amount

03

(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

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