prevalence

prevalence is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

   "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"

3. noun. a superiority in numbers or amount

   "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

   Synonyms: preponderance

4. noun. (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

Synonyms

preponderance

Common word forms

prevalences

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