Synonyms: prevalence
Definition: the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
Usage: he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future
Similar words: generality
Definition: the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
Synonyms: preponderance, prevalence
Definition: a superiority in numbers or amount
Usage: a preponderance of evidence against the defendant
Definition: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
Usage: he had a number of chores to do; the number of parameters is small; the figure was about a thousand
Synonyms: prevalence
Definition: (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
Similar words: ratio
Definition: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)