survival curve

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noun

a line or curve plotted on a graph indicating survival rates of a specific population, as breast-cancer patients, over a period of time.

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Origin of survival curve

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby survival curve

surveyor's level, surveyor's measure, survivable, survival, survival bag, survival curve, survivalist, survival kit, survival of the fittest, survival value, survive