"generation time" meaning in English

See generation time in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: generation times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} generation time (plural generation times)
  1. (demography) The average time between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population. Categories (topical): Demography
    Sense id: en-generation_time-en-noun-1fERgFtb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: demographics, demography

Inflected forms

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