- prevalence - the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
--1 is a kind of generality
--1 has particulars: currencyDerived form: verb prevail3 - 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
--2 is a kind of ratio
- preponderance, prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
--3 is a kind of number, figure
Derived form: verb prevail1 - preponderance, prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"