Definitions for longevity
lɒnˈdʒɛv ɪ ti, lɔn-longevi·ty

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1. longevity, length of service(noun)

   duration of service

   "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

2. longevity, seniority(noun)

   the property of being long-lived

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1. longevity(Noun)

   The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life

   Grandfather had incredible longevity uE00025641uE001 he lived to be 105 years old!

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1. Longevity(noun)

   long duration of life; length of life

Origin: [L. longaevitas. See Longevous.]

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1. Longevity

   The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography - however, the term "longevity" is sometimes meant to refer only to especially long lived members of a population, whereas "life expectancy" is always defined statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age. For example, a population's life expectancy at birth is the same as the average age at death for all people born in the same year. Longevity is best thought of as a term for general audiences meaning 'typical length of life' and specific statistical definitions should be clarified when necessary. Reflections on longevity have usually gone beyond acknowledging the brevity of human life and have included thinking about methods to extend life. Longevity has been a topic not only for the scientific community but also for writers of travel, science fiction, and utopian novels. There are many difficulties in authenticating the longest human life span ever by modern verification standards, owing to inaccurate or incomplete birth statistics. Fiction, legend, and folklore have proposed or claimed life spans in the past or future vastly longer than those verified by modern standards, and longevity narratives and unverified longevity claims frequently speak of their existence in the present.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Longevity

   The normal length of time of an organism's life.

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of longevity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of longevity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of longevity in a Sentence

1. Bari Tessler:

   That could definitely affect marriage and longevity.

2. Holly Fulton:

   My aim has always been to have longevity in the brand.

3. Stuart Kim:

   This marks the beginning of the search for key genes for extreme longevity.

4. Stuart Kim:

   Our hope was that we would find a longevity gene, We were pretty disappointed.

5. Emeasoba George:

   The Impact of one's life, not the longevity is what really matters. ~Emeasoba George

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