Definitions for prevalence
Overview of noun prevalence
The noun prevalence has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) prevalence
(the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future")
2. prevalence
((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. preponderance, prevalence
(a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant")
