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Meaning of Gompertz-Makeham law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The observation that the human death rate is the sum of an age-dependent component (the Gompertz function), which increases exponentially with age, and an age-independent component (the Makeham term).

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

gomphacil gomphiasis gomphid gomphidius gomphodont gomphodonts

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