prevalence
See also: prévalence
English
Etymology
From Middle French prévalence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛvələns/
- (variant) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈveɪləns/ (modelled on prevail)
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
prevalence (countable and uncountable, plural prevalences)
- The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
- (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.
Translations
wide extension
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number of cases compared to a total population
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See also
Further reading
- “prevalence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “prevalence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprɛvalɛnt͡sɛ]
Declension
Declension of prevalence (soft feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prevalence | prevalence |
| genitive | prevalence | prevalencí |
| dative | prevalenci | prevalencím |
| accusative | prevalenci | prevalence |
| vocative | prevalence | prevalence |
| locative | prevalenci | prevalencích |
| instrumental | prevalencí | prevalencemi |
Related terms
- See vale
Further reading
- prevalence in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- prevalence in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- prevalence in Internetová jazyková příručka
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