NATALITY

birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality

(noun) the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

natality (countable and uncountable, plural natalities)

(demography) The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.

(philosophy) The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

Synonyms

• (ratio of births to population): birthrate

Coordinate terms

• fertility rate

• replacement rate

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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