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prevalence
noun
Definition
The proportion of a population found to have a particular disease or condition at a given time.
In a sentence
“The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in both developed and developing nations.”
Synonyms
frequencyincidenceoccurrencerate
Common collocations
- high prevalence
- disease prevalence
- prevalence rate
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