Prevalence vs Prevail - 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.
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
* , Exodus 17:11
To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
To succeed in persuading]] or [[induce, inducing.
Prevail is a related term of prevalence.
As a noun prevalence
is the quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension.As a verb prevail is
to be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.prevalence
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(en verb)- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed'; and when he let down his hand, Amalek ' prevailed .
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- I prevailed on him to wait.