Found 3 items, similar to Prevalence.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: prevalence prevalensi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prevalence prevalence n 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; “there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons” [syn: preponderance]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prevalence Prevalence \Prev"a*lence\, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F. pr['e]valence. See Prevail.] The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor. [1913 Webster] The duke better knew what kind of argument were of prevalence with him. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]