Pervasiveness
Pervasiveness refers to the state or quality of something being widespread, present across many contexts, locations, or times. It emphasizes distribution and embeddedness within a system, rather than a single occurrence or isolated instance.
In sociology and cultural studies, pervasiveness describes how ideas, norms, technologies, and practices diffuse through society
In technology, pervasive or ubiquitous computing envisions computing elements embedded in everyday objects and environments. This
In ecology and environmental science, pervasiveness can refer to the broad distribution of a species, a pollutant,
In public health and policy, pervasiveness captures how a condition, risk factor, or behavior is observed across
Distinction: Pervasiveness differs from prevalence. Prevalence measures how common something is within a population, while pervasiveness