prevalence

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	generality,
definition	:	the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	currency,
definition	:	general acceptance or use (noun.attribute)

2. a superiority in numbers or amount (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	figure, number,
definition	:	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (noun.attribute)

3. (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 (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	ratio,
definition	:	the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) (noun.linkdef)

domain category	:	epidemiology,
definition	:	the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease (noun.cognition)

4. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run,
definition	:	continue to exist (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dominant, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife,
definition	:	most frequent or common (adj.all)

5. a superiority in numbers or amount (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule,
definition	:	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (verb.stative)

derivation	:	outbalance, outweigh, overbalance, preponderate,
definition	:	weigh more heavily (verb.stative)

6. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run,
definition	:	continue to exist (verb.stative)

derivation	:	dominant, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife,
definition	:	most frequent or common (adj.all)

7. a superiority in numbers or amount (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule,
definition	:	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (verb.stative)

derivation	:	outbalance, outweigh, overbalance, preponderate,
definition	:	weigh more heavily (verb.stative)

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