"positivity rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: positivity rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} positivity rate (plural positivity rates)
  1. (epidemiology) The percentage of people who have tested positive out of all of those who have been tested (for a given pathogen). Categories (topical): Epidemiology Related terms: sensitivity, specificity
    Sense id: en-positivity_rate-en-noun-GwqLTynT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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