Prevalence vs Frequently - What's the difference?
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The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension.
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.
At frequent intervals.
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As a noun prevalence
is the quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension.As an adverb frequently is
at frequent intervals.prevalence
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See also
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Adverb
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