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ratio vs prevalence

prevalence vs ratio

ratio and prevalence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratio Yes No No No
prevalence Yes No No No
As nouns, prevalence is a hyponym of ratio; that is, prevalence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ratio:
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • 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
ratio (noun) prevalence (noun)
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) a superiority in numbers or amount
(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
Difference between ratio and prevalence

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