Prevalence
noun
When something is common in a certain place or among particular people.
Obesity has a high prevalence rate in developed countries.
Often appears as...
- high prevalence
- low prevalence
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Academic
noun
The regular happening of something.
The prevalence of fast food chains in the city is alarming.
Often appears as...
- increasing prevalence
- reduced prevalence
noun
The state of being greater in number or amount.
The prevalence of smartphones can be seen everywhere.
Often appears as...
- prevalence of use
- prevalence of access
noun
When something is common in a certain place or among particular people.
Obesity has a high prevalence rate in developed countries.
Often appears as...
- high prevalence
- low prevalence
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The regular happening of something.
The prevalence of fast food chains in the city is alarming.
Often appears as...
- increasing prevalence
- reduced prevalence
noun
The state of being greater in number or amount.
The prevalence of smartphones can be seen everywhere.
Often appears as...
- prevalence of use
- prevalence of access
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'prevalence' to discuss commonality in research or statistics, often in health or social studies.
The prevalence of smoking in this demographic has declined.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Prevalence' can specify where something is widespread, like a region or community.
The prevalence of electric vehicles is higher in urban areas.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Use
'Prevalence' often comes with numbers to show exactly how widespread something is.
Researchers study the prevalence rate of a disease in various populations.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'prevalence' to discuss commonality in research or statistics, often in health or social studies.
The prevalence of smoking in this demographic has declined.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Prevalence' can specify where something is widespread, like a region or community.
The prevalence of electric vehicles is higher in urban areas.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Use
'Prevalence' often comes with numbers to show exactly how widespread something is.
Researchers study the prevalence rate of a disease in various populations.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'prevalence' to discuss commonality in research or statistics, often in health or social studies.
The prevalence of smoking in this demographic has declined.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Prevalence' can specify where something is widespread, like a region or community.
The prevalence of electric vehicles is higher in urban areas.
Pro Tip 3/3Quantitative Use
'Prevalence' often comes with numbers to show exactly how widespread something is.
Researchers study the prevalence rate of a disease in various populations.
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including high blood sugar, increased waist circumference, and high blood pressure. It increases the risk of developing conditions, like cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. And its prevalence is rapidly increasing all over the world.
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Video examples
Robyn Stein DeLuca: The...
Some said three. Other researchers said that symptoms were only meaningful if they were highly disturbing to you, but others said minor symptoms were just as important. For many years, because there was no standardization in the definition of PMS, when psychologists tried to report prevalence rates,
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The past, present and...
Haven't said anything about e-cigarettes. But I have to say something about e-cigarettes. We are dealing with an epidemic of kids' use of e-cigarettes. And what troubles us the most, in combination with the rising numbers when it comes to prevalence, is frequency.
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What you need to know...
had a marketing page in which they spent most of their copy talking about the prevalence of cheating and how important it is to catch your partner cheating, including this fine picture of a man who has clearly just caught his partner cheating and has beaten her.
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The surprising...
This program shows us the overwhelming prevalence of traumatic brain injuries and cognitive deficits and the accumulation of brokenness in the criminal justice system. And it highlights the extraordinary power of resilience and responsibility.
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How do carbohydrates...
including high blood sugar, increased waist circumference, and high blood pressure. It increases the risk of developing conditions, like cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. And its prevalence is rapidly increasing all over the world.
Video examples
Brain health in...
precious asset its human capital my approach however is to seek solutions for relatively less complex problems such as brain function one of the major challenges in healthcare in Palestine is the very high prevalence of clinical
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Why Do Cats Purr? PIPE Nora...
with near the prevalence that dogs do so Nora playing the piano could be working on many levels first the piano is a source of music which makes cats happy when Nora is happy she purrs and when she purrs she
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Why Paul McCartney...
that's important it's quite quite amazing and you don't think about it but then when you start to think wait a minute some of the fast food people their prevalence in the world and the
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Steve Silberman: The...
but millions of parents worldwide continue to fear that vaccines put their kids at risk for autism. Why? Here's why. This is a graph of autism prevalence estimates rising over time.
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Indian Scientist
My own motivation has come from the fact that all the indicators in the world, the hunger index or whatever index you say, shows a high prevalence of malnutrition.
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Gretchen Carlson
American Journalist
I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women - and getting away with it for years.
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Emily Oster
American Economist
Even though it is the case that poverty is linked to AIDS, in the sense that Africa is poor and they have a lot of AIDS, it's not necessarily the case that improving poverty - at least in the short run, that improving exports and improving development - it's not necessarily the case that that's going to lead to a decline in HIV prevalence.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
Knowing how much carbon dioxide the ocean is storing is crucial to modeling future climate changes, and given the prevalence of these creatures around the world and how much water they can filter, it is likely a significant amount.
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Bruce Broussard
American Businessman
Despite all the attention paid to the obesity epidemic and the growing prevalence of preventable diseases, in the U.S. - as a society and as an industry - we've made health hard, even as our daily lives become easier.
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Havelock Ellis
British Psychologist
The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps.
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Chrystia Freeland
Canadian Musician
Executive pay has skyrocketed for many reasons - including the prevalence of overly cozy boards and changing cultural norms about pay - but increasing scale, competition, and innovation have all played major roles.
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Chris Van Hollen
American Politician
Although awareness of cancer's prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the list of major success stories.
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Emily Greene Balch
American Educator
A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral regions and so-called backward peoples.
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Iain McGilchrist
British Writer
Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.
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M. S. Swaminathan
Indian Scientist
My own motivation has come from the fact that all the indicators in the world, the hunger index or whatever index you say, shows a high prevalence of malnutrition.
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Gretchen Carlson
American Journalist
I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women - and getting away with it for years.
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