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Prevalence vs Perpetuate - What's the difference?

prevalence | perpetuate |

As a noun prevalence

is prevalence.

As a verb perpetuate is

to make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

prevalence

English

(wikipedia prevalence) (Webster 1913)

Noun

  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * prevail * prevalent

    See also

    * incidence

    External links

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    perpetuate

    English

    Verb

    (perpetuat)
  • To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.
    • (Addison)
    (Burke)
  • To prolong the existence of.

    • Derived terms

    * perpetuable * perpetuance * perpetuation * perpetuator