PREVALENCE

Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 22

Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1V4A1L1E1N1C3E1 = 17

Definition

  1. noun the quality of prevailing generally.
  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.
  3. noun a superiority in numbers or amount. — synonyms: preponderance

Examples

  • “being widespread”
  • “he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future”
  • “a preponderance of evidence against the defendant”

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