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Meaning of Prevalence | Babel Free

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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