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noun
the condition of being prevalent, or widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
Sometimes, prev·a·lent·ness.
Related forms
non·prev·a·lence, noun
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prevalence
1590s, "fact of having mastery," from Fr. prévalence, from M.L. praevalentia, from praevalere (see prevalent). Meaning "condition of being widespread or general" is from 1713.
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prevalence prev·a·lence (prěv'ə-ləns)
n.
The total number of cases of a disease in a given population at a specific time.
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