Prevalent vs Incidence - What's the difference?
prevalent | incidence |
Widespread or preferred.
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, author=David S. Senchina
, title=Athletics and Herbal Supplements
, volume=101, issue=2, page=134
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Superior in frequency or dominant.
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, title= The act of something happening; occurrence
The extent, or the relative frequency of something happening
(physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface
(epidemiology) A measure of the risk that a person develops a new condition within a specified period of time, usually a year.
As a verb prevalent
is .As an adjective prevalent
is prevalent.As a noun incidence is
the act of something happening; occurrence.prevalent
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent .}}
Engineers of a different kind, passage=Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.
