percent positive
noun[singular]
USuk/pəˌsent ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us/pɚˌsent ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/(alsopositivity rate)thenumberof alltestsfor anillnessthat arepositive(= show that someone has theillness),expressedas anumberout of a hundred:
阳性百分比（即某一疾病的所有测试结果呈阳性的数量，以百分比表示）A highpercentpositivemeansthat moretestingshouldprobablybe done.阳性百分比高意味着可能应该做更多的测试。
Thehigherthepercentpositiveis, the moreconcerningit is.阳性百分比越高，就越令人担忧。
- Thelaboratorytestpercentpositivegoes down when morepeopletestedarenegative.
- Alowpercentpositivesimplymeansthat thelevelof coronavirustransmission,relativeto theamountoftesting, islowat thispointintime.
- Expandedtestingdoes not alwaysreducethepercentpositivewhen there iswidespreadtransmission; it mayrevealmorepeoplewho areinfected.
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- arithmetic progression
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- disproportionate
- golden ratio
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linear
- linearly
- percent
- percentage
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial
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