Definitions for mortality
mɔrˈtæl ɪ timor·tal·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mortalitynoun

   the quality or state of being mortal

2. deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality ratenoun

   the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mortalitynoun

   The condition of being susceptible to death

2. mortalitynoun

   The death rate of a population

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mortalitynoun

   Etymology: from mortal.

   1. Subjection to death; state of a being subject to death.

   I point out mistakes in life and religion, that we might guard against the springs of error, guilt, and sorrow, which surround us in every state of mortality. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. Death.

   I beg mortality,
   Rather than life preserv’d with infamy. William Shakespeare.

   Gladly would I meet
   Mortality my sentence. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   3. Power of destruction.

   Mortality and mercy in Vienna
   Live in thy tongue and heart. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Measure.

   4. Frequency of death.

   The rise of keeping those accounts first began in the year 1592, being a time of great mortality. John Graunt.

   5. Human nature.

   A single vision so transports them, that it makes up the happiness of their lives; mortality cannot bear it often. Dryd.

   Take these tears, mortality ’s relief,
   And till we share your joys, forgive our grief. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mortality

   Mortality is the state of being mortal, or susceptible to death; the opposite of immortality.

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1. mortality

   Mortality typically refers to the state of being mortal or susceptible to death. However, in a broader or statistical context, it relates to the number of deaths in a specific population or area during a particular period, usually calculated as a mortality rate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mortalitynoun

   the condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying

2. Mortalitynoun

   human life; the life of a mortal being

3. Mortalitynoun

   those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human cace; humanity; human nature

4. Mortalitynoun

   death; destruction

5. Mortalitynoun

   the whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming

6. Etymology: [L. mortalitas: cf. F. mortalit.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mortality

   All deaths reported in a given population.

Matched Categories

1. • Impermanence
   • Rate

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mortality' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4030

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mortality' in Nouns Frequency: #1674

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How to say mortality in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mortality in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mortality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of mortality in a Sentence

1. Anthony Ambrose:

   The current drought in California has contributed to substantial tree mortality, a trend that will certainly continue into the future.Increasing temperatures will continue to stress trees and forests of the state in the future, and having the ability to periodically monitor forest conditions over large spatial scales is important, this information will be extremely useful for both public and private forestland managers in their decision-making process, e.g., for prioritizing areas for prescribed fire or mechanical thinning to reduce competition for water and decrease fire risk.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   the system set. The truth is:- insurance premiums are set on mortality rates so that companies would pay out less than they take in. In america black people died earlier than whites.So discrimination set in. Racism dictated that-emancipated blacks were uninsurable. Discrimination based on statistics has now a technotyrannical basis. We have become a racially decadent society.

3. Rebecca Siegel:

   The declines in mortality are driven by improvement in treatment which have been rapid, particularly for leukemia which represents almost a third of childhood cancers.

4. Peter Hotez:

   That is really worrisome and as those numbers rise, we're seeing commensurate increases in the number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions, you get to the point where you overwhelm ICUs and that's when the mortality goes up.

5. Christine Friedenreich:

   There is already some evidence, albeit still preliminary and emerging, that higher levels of sedentary behavior increases mortality associated with other cancers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mortality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mortality
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mortality
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortality
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mortality