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Noun
  1. The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension.
  2. (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.
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It is impossible to guess the prevalence of this condition, he says, because most people with such fantasies would never act them out.
There was also a low prevalence of affective disorders in the violent group.
Alcohol ignition interlocks have been proposed as a further intervention to reduce the prevalence of recidivist drink driving.
Nevertheless, women noticed the prevalence of men as teachers and other Buddhist authorities, and the androcentric language of most liturgies.
Although asthma and obesity may not be causally related, the high prevalence of obesity results in many asthmatic patients being obese.
This episode may, in a way, serve as a good example of the negative consequences of the prevalence of money worship and the loss of moral values.

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