Gompertz law
Gom·pertz law
(gom'pĕrtz),the proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.
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Gom·pertz law
(gom'pĕrts law)The proportional relationship of mortality to age; after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.
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Gompertz,
Benjamin, English actuary, 1779-1865.Gompertz hypothesis - a theory that the force of mortality increases in geometrical progression.
Gompertz law - after age 35-40, the increase in mortality with age tends to be logarithmic.
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