prevalence
See also: prévalence
English
Etymology
From Middle French prévalence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛvələns/
- (variant) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈveɪləns/ (modelled on prevail)
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Noun
prevalence (countable and uncountable, plural prevalences)
- The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
- (epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.
Related terms
- prevail
- prevalent
Translations
wide extension
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number of cases compared to a total population
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See also
- incidence
Further reading
- prevalence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- prevalence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprɛvalɛnt͡sɛ]
Noun
prevalence f
- (epidemiology) prevalence
- Synonym: výskyt
Related terms
- See vale
Further reading
- prevalence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- prevalence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- prevalence in Internetová jazyková příručka