mortality
/mɔɹˈtælɪti/
The state or quality of being mortal.; The state of being susceptible to death; The quality of being punishable by death; The quality of causing death
- plural
- mortalities
Meanings
- 1
The state or quality of being mortal.; The state of being susceptible to death
- 2
The state or quality of being mortal.; The quality of being punishable by death
- 3
The state or quality of being mortal.; The quality of causing death
- 4
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.; Deaths resulting from an event (such as a war, epidemic or disaster)
- 5
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.; The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of timerare
- 6
Deathrare
- 7
Mortals collectivelyrare