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    prev·a·lence
    /ˈprev(ə)ləns/

    noun

    • 1. the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness: "the prevalence of obesity in adults"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prevalencePrevalence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the degree to which something is prevalent. especially : the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time. Synonyms. commonness. frequence. frequency. frequentness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of prevalence in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREVALENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PREVALENCE definition: 1. the fact that something is very common or happens often: 2. the fact that something is very…. Learn more.

  4. www.nimh.nih.gov › health › statisticsWhat is Prevalence? - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    Prevalence is the proportion of a population who have a specific characteristic in a given time period. How is Prevalence Estimated? To estimate prevalence, researchers randomly select a sample (smaller group) from the entire population they want to describe.

  5. s4be.cochrane.org › blog › 2020/11/06Prevalence vs. Incidence: what is the difference?

    Nov 6, 2020 · Prevalence = the number of cases of a disease in a specific population at a particular timepoint or over a specified period of time. When we talk about prevalence, we can either refer to ‘point prevalence’ or ‘period prevalence’.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPREVALENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PREVALENCE meaning: 1. the fact that something is very common or happens often: 2. the fact that something is very…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prevalencePrevalence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Prevalence means there is a lot of something. If you get a bad grade on a paper for having a prevalence of typos, you need to proofread your work more carefully. The word prevalence comes from the Latin praevalere, meaning "condition of being widespread or general."

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprevalence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of prevalence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. statisticseasily.com › incidence-vs-prevalenceIncidence vs. Prevalence: The Core of Epidemiological Studies

    Mar 21, 2024 · Prevalence is a critical epidemiological metric that captures a snapshot of the number of existing cases of a disease or condition within a specific population at a particular time.

  10. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK430867Prevalence - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    May 22, 2023 · In medical epidemiology, prevalence is defined as the proportion of the population with a condition at a specific point in time (point prevalence) or during a period of time (period prevalence). [1] Prevalence increases when new disease cases are identified (incidence), and prevalence decreases when a patient is either cured or dies.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › prevalence_nprevalence, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun prevalence, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.