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BNC: 5906 COCA: 7455

— prevalence

/ˈprɛvələns/ noun, formal [noncount]
usually + of
BNC: 5906 COCA: 7455

prevalence

noun

prev·​a·​lence ˈpre-və-lən(t)s How to pronounce prevalence (audio)
ˈprev-lən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of being prevalent
2
: the degree to which something is prevalent
especially : the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time

Example Sentences

the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
Recent Examples on the Web Nearly 42% of Americans are obese, and the prevalence of severe obesity increased from about 5% to 9% from 1999 to 2020, according to CDC data. Julie Washington, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Sheriff Boudreaux pointed to the southern border as a key factor influencing the prevalence of fentanyl poisonings and the drastic spike in deaths. Madeline Coggins, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 But Oregon also has among the highest prevalence of problem drinking in the country. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The prevalence of candidates who insist otherwise has fueled fears of state officials in 2024 trying to award presidential electors to a candidate who did not win them. Nicholas Riccardi, Chron, 10 Sep. 2022 The city declined to comment otherwise on the prevalence of police commanders working for private policing companies. Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2022 Iger's remarks quickly caught the attention Elon Musk, who has made the prevalence of spam accounts a central argument for why he should be allowed to back out of an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Brian Fung, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 Disney executives were concerned about the prevalence of bots on Twitter’s platform when the entertainment giant examined whether to acquire the social media company back in 2016, former Disney CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Experts said the prevalence of news about violence has added to anxiety over the pandemic and the emergency of new health threats such as monkeypox. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of prevalence was in 1682
BNC: 5906 COCA: 7455

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