The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
The preponderance of evidence suggests that the defendant is guilty.
Superiority in weight, power, influence, or importance; predominance.
During the nineteenth century, the preponderance of naval power belonged to Britain.
(Law) The greater weight of the evidence required in a civil trial for a decision in favor of one side; the standard of proof that is more likely than not.
In most civil lawsuits, the plaintiff must prove his case by a preponderance of the evidence.