Definition of Growth rate
1. Noun. The rate of increase in size per unit time.
Medical Definition of Growth rate
1.
The rate, or speed, at which the number of organisms in a population increases.
This can be calculated by dividing the change in the number of organisms from one point in time to another by the amount of time in the interval between the points of time.
The phrase is most often used to describe growth of cells or microorganisms in laboratory cultures and usually expressed as the generation time.
(21 Jun 2000)
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