Prevalence Definition & Meaning

prevalence
noun
  1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
  2. (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. a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

"Prevalence" in song lyrics

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  • "lsd prevalence"
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  • "national center for health care statistics report asthma prevalence"
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  • "autoimmune disease prevalence"
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