Life expectancy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount of time one is expected to live. countable, uncountable

    "Great Danes have relatively short life expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club."

  2. 2
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount of time something is expected to last. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable

Synonyms

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actuarial estimateanimal lifeanimal life spanaverage lifespanbody lifedemographic modeling

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"Great Danes have relatively short life expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club."

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