Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prevalence

3 senses of prevalence

Sense 1
prevalence -- (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future")
       => generality -- (the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability)

Sense 2
prevalence -- ((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)
       => ratio -- (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))

Sense 3
preponderance, prevalence -- (a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant")
       => number, figure -- (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand")