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birth⋅rate

  [burth-reyt]
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–noun
the proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time, usually expressed as a quantity per 1000 of population.
Origin:
1855–60; birth + rate 1
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birth·rate also birth rate   (bûrth'rāt')   
n.  The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called natality.
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Main Entry: birth·rate
Pronunciation: 'b&r-"thrAt
Function: noun
: the ratio between births and individuals in a specified population and timeoften expressed as number of live births per hundred or per thousand population per year called also natality
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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birthrate or birth rate
n.
The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time, often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.

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