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micromorts

micromorts is the plural of micromort.

Meaning of micromort

Noun

micromort (plural micromorts)

  1. A unit of risk equivalent to a one-in-a-million probability of death.
    • This is described as 10 micromorts per operation, and we can compare this figure with other average risks, such as skydiving (also 10 micromorts), or riding a motorcycle in the UK (yoou^([sic]) have to go around 60 miles to rack up 10 micromorts).
      The micromort is also roughly the average acute...2012 February 16, David Spiegelhalter, “Microlives: A lesson in risk taking”, in BBC Future

Questions about micromorts

What is micromorts the plural of?
Micromorts is the plural of micromort.

Words near micromorts in the dictionary

  1. micromorphometrics
  2. micromorphs
  3. micromort
  4. micromortar
  5. micromortars
  6. micromorts
  7. micromosaic
  8. micromosaics
  9. micromoth
  10. micromoths
  11. micromotility

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