"epidemic threshold" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epidemic thresholds [plural]
Etymology: From epidemic + threshold. Etymology templates: {{m|en|epidemic}} epidemic, {{m|en|threshold}} threshold Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} epidemic threshold (countable and uncountable, plural epidemic thresholds)
  1. (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: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Epidemiology
    Sense id: en-epidemic_threshold-en-noun-zdMhdBga Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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