average lifespan

collocation in English

meaningsofaverageandlifespan

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average
adjective
uk
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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lifespan
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.spæn/us
/ˈlaɪf.spæn/
the length of time for which a person, animal, or ...
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(Definition ofaverageandlifespanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A significant north-south gradient in theaveragelifespanduring the 17th to 20th centuries has also been revealed.
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It is unlikely that the work of the sculptor prolonged theiraveragelifespan, and more likely that the painters'averagelifespanwas shortened.
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There may however be other reasons for the shortening of painters'averagelifespanand the subject deserves further investigation.
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From the 18th to the 20th century, theaveragelifespanextended towards 70 years.
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In that instance, males are subsidizing females, who have longeraveragelifespan.
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The contribution rate is equal to the autarkic optimum for the person withaveragelifespanand average elasticity for consumption : t*=0.183.
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The differences in theaveragelifespanof painters and sculptors are of particular interest.
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Unfortunately, the overall increase inaveragelifespanhas not come without a price.
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Given these relatively young estimates of inversion age, theaveragelifespanof an inversion will generally not be long enough to increase variability in a population.
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Fortunately, theaveragelifespanis quite a bit longer now.
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Today theaveragelifespanis quite long.
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Theaveragelifespanis already over 50 years and more than half are over 60 years old.
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After all, when this system was agreed upon, theaveragelifespanwas 63 years, two years under 65.
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Neurodegenerative diseases are one of the leading causes of disability among elderly people, and the problem is becoming worse as a result of the increase in theaveragelifespan.
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I have seen one example quoted where the number of deaths over anaveragelifespanfrom eating a certain sweetener could have been 0.2 or 1,144,000.
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Theaveragelifespanof the eclectus parrots in captivity is unknown, since these birds were not kept in captivity in great numbers until the 1980s.
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Noaveragelifespanfor an alligator has been measured.
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The estimatedaveragelifespanis 16 years.
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Theaveragelifespanfor a serpae tetra is about seven years.
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Averagelifespanin a population is lowered by infant and child mortality, which are frequently linked to infectious diseases or nutrition problems.
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