life table
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life table
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Arias and her colleagues calculated life expectancy using a technique called a period life table.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
These demographic characteristics are often displayed in the form of a life table.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Life history traits affect the life table of an organism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Developing a comprehensive life table will show the trajectory of a population.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2017
The procedure is known as a double-decrement life table because there are two forms of exit from the initial 100,000 birth cohort.
From Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001 by Thomas P. Bonczar
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