"preponderance" in the noun sense
1. preponderance
superiority in power or influence
"the preponderance of good over evil"
"the preponderance of wealth and power"
2. preponderance, prevalence
a superiority in numbers or amount
"a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
3. preponderance
exceeding in heaviness having greater weight
"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
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