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noun
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: demographics, demography
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noun
The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rate
History
From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.
