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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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Literary usage of Growth rate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Economic Surveys: Russian Federation by Oecd (2006)
"Changes in poverty rate and growth Gross regional income, annual average growth rate, 2000-03 18 16 14 12 10 ooo = 0.52x + 5.43 0 5 10 15 Gross regional ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"The introduction of 40 grms. of sand gave a growth rate equal to one half of the ... The addition of further sand resulted in a growth rate of increasing ..."

3. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"The growth rate of Pear Shoots. During the season of 1919, weekly measurements were made of the growth of shoots of young Bartlett pear trees. ..."

4. Oecd Economic Surveys: United Kingdom by OECD. (2005)
"Command GDP adjustment to annual average GDP growth rate 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 1995-2004, per cent per annum 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 ..."

5. Projections of Education Statistics to 2009 by Debra E Gerald, William J Hussar (1999)
"Same as middle alternative Same as middle alternative Average annual growth rate of 1.5% Average annual growth rate 0.3% Average annual decline of 1.1% ..."

6. Government Expenditures on Agriculture and Agricultural Growth in Latin America by Víctor Jorge Elías (1985)
"The growth rate was positive for all countries during the ... This Table 3—Average compound growth rate of the land input in agriculture, 1950-80 Sources: ..."

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