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Medical Definition of Makeham's hypothesis
1. A development of Gompertz' hypothesis as to the force of mortality following some mathematical law. Makeham assumed that death was the consequence of two generally coexisting causes: 1) chance; 2) a deterioration or increased inability to withstand destruction. The first of these is constant, the second is an increasing geometrical progression. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Makeham's Hypothesis
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