"epidemic threshold" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From epidemic + threshold.",
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        "a predefined threshold for the number of cases of a contagious disease above which the disease is considered to be at epidemic levels."
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        "(epidemiology) a predefined threshold for the number of cases of a contagious disease above which the disease is considered to be at epidemic levels."
      ],
      "tags": [
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  "etymology_text": "From epidemic + threshold.",
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        "(epidemiology) a predefined threshold for the number of cases of a contagious disease above which the disease is considered to be at epidemic levels."
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