prevalence

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Definition

noun the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
noun (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
noun a superiority in numbers or amount

Borrowed from Middle French prévalence.

Probably its prevalence is somewhat exaggerated. — Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics, Oliver Optic
Another great evil was, the prevalence of an idolatrous spirit. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John
He attributes it to the prevalence of garlic in European cooking. — Three men on the bummel, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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