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Prevalence

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹɛvələns

Definitions

  1. The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
    countable, uncountable
  2. 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.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“On Starting Point⟳ this morning, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark⟳ Potok discusses the prevalence of white supremacist groups and explains how this type⟳ of music is used as a recruitment tool.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

prevalency Prevalent Prevalently prevalidation Prevaricate Prevaricated

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