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/pɹˈɛvələns/
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[ US /ˈpɹɛvəɫəns/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɛvəɫəns/ ]
NOUN
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a superiority in numbers or amount
a preponderance of evidence against the defendant - (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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the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
How To Use prevalence In A Sentence
- The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
- The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among US adults: data from the NHANES III. Undefined
- The purposes of this study were to report our experiences with high-energy wartime extremity wounds, to define the prevalence of heterotopic ossification in these patients, and to determine the factors that might lead to development of the condition," said lead author Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Agner Forsberg, MD. Dr. Forsberg and his team compared data from 243 patients who were treated for orthopaedic injuries between March 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006 at the medical center, including patients who underwent: amputation external or internal fixation of one or more fractures removal of damaged, dead or infected tissue, or 'debridement' EurekAlert! - Breaking News
- Reliable estimates of the prevalence of this condition are difficult to obtain because of the diversity of identifiable causes.
- palmary" -- the prevalence of episcopacy as a recognized institution -- we may say boldly that all the facts point the other way. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886
- The prevalence of infi - delity, immorality and vice as surely indicates ap - proaching calamities, as clouds indicate a shower, winds forebode a storm, or the conjunction, or op - position of the sun and moon, in certain places in the heavens, presignifying an eclipse. Sermons delivered on various occasions : first published singly, now republished and collected into a volume, with two new one, never before printed
- The prevalence of competitions in general shows the American need to be better than anyone else at something, whether it is selling cars or memorizing state capitals or knowing how to spell dvandva. A Conversation with Myla Goldberg about Wickett's Remedy
- Public beaches may be one source of the surging prevalence of the superbug known as multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, researchers here said Saturday. Delusional Duck
- But we still don't know the true prevalence or penetrance of this gene in the general population, and what it really means to be a carrier. BRCA Mutations and Familial Breast Cancer Risks
- But experts predict it will grow more rapidly here because of the prevalence of contactless payment points on high streets. Times, Sunday Times