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Birth rate; the number of births per population unit during a given period of time.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Natality in Population Ecology — is the scientific term for birth rate. Along with mortality rate, natality rate is used to calculate the dynamics of a population. They are the key factors in determining whether a population is increasing, decreasing or staying the same in size … Wikipedia
natality — (n.) late 15c., birth, from NATAL (Cf. natal) + ITY (Cf. ity). Sense of birth rate is from 1884, from Fr. natalité, used in the same sense … Etymology dictionary
natality — The birth rate; the ratio of births to the general population. [see natal (1)] * * * na·tal·i·ty nā tal ət ē, nə n, pl ties BIRTHRATE * * * na·tal·i·ty (na talґĭ te) [L. natalis pertaining to birth] birth rate … Medical dictionary
natality — the rate at which new fish are added to population by reproduction … Dictionary of ichthyology
natality — noun a) The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. b) The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing (coined by Hannah Arendt). Syn: birthrate,… … Wiktionary
natality — [nə talɪti] noun birth rate … English new terms dictionary
natality — n. (pl. ies) birth rate. Etymology: F nataliteacute (as NATAL) … Useful english dictionary
birth rate — noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑fertility, ↑fertility rate, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate * * * birth rate noun The propo … Useful english dictionary
Birth rate — Countries by birth rate in 2008 Not to be confused with Fertility rate. Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year (in estimation review points).[1] Another word used interchangeably with birth rate is natality … Wikipedia
fertility rate — noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑birth rate, ↑fertility, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate … Useful english dictionary
