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RATE MORTALITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- death rate
1, record 1, English, death%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mortality rate 2, record 1, English, mortality%20rate
correct
- rate of mortality 3, record 1, English, rate%20of%20mortality
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With reference to livestock, the proportion of animals at the beginning of a time period that die during the period. Generally expressed as a percentage. 4, record 1, English, - death%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux de mortalité
1, record 1, French, taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport entre la mortalité et l'effectif d'une population pendant un temps donné. 2, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de mortalidad
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20mortalidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- índice de mortalidad 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20de%20mortalidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número proporcional de muertes en una población animal en un período determinado. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20mortalidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tasa de mortalidad: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la palabra mortalidad hace referencia a la tasa de muertes en un tiempo dado, mientras que mortandad es una gran cantidad de muertes causadas por una epidemia u otro desastre. [...] Aunque la expresión tasa de mortalidad es válida, se recuerda que puede hablarse simplemente de mortalidad, pues su significado ya lleva implícito que se trata de una tasa [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20mortalidad
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