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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

relation go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

magnitude relation, quantitative relation go
a relation between magnitudes

rate
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

noun.time

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acceleration go
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
deceleration go
(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
attrition rate, rate of attrition go
the rate of shrinkage in size or number
fertility, birthrate, birth rate, fertility rate, natality go
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area
bits per second, bps go
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
crime rate go
the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area
data rate go
the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
mortality, deathrate, death rate, mortality rate, fatality rate go
the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
dose rate go
the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sedimentation rate, sed rate go
the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions
flow, flow rate, rate of flow go
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
flux go
the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
frequency, frequence, oftenness go
the number of occurrences within a given time period
gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc go
1,000,000,000 periods per second
growth rate, rate of growth go
the rate of increase in size per unit time
cycle, hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps go
the unit of frequency
inflation rate, rate of inflation go
the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
jerk go
(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc go
one thousand periods per second
kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h go
the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc go
one million periods per second
terahertz, THz go
one trillion periods per second
metabolic rate go
rate of metabolism
miles per hour, mph go
the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
pace, gait go
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
pulse, pulse rate, heart rate go
the rate at which the heart beats
rate of return go
the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost
respiratory rate, rate of respiration go
the rate at which a person inhales and exhales
revolutions per minute, rpm, rev go
rate of revolution of a motor
sampling rate go
(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
solar constant go
the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
spacing go
the time between occurrences of a repeating event
speed, velocity go
distance travelled per unit time
pace, tempo go
the rate of some repeating event
words per minute, wpm go
the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)