VSL

V4S1L1

proper noun

Ville Saint Laurent (Ville St. Laurent) — a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounVSL (countable and uncountable, plural VSLs)

plural VSLs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeconomicsInitialism of Value of Statistical Life, a measure of the monetary value of reducing the statistical likelihood of death in a population by a given amount.

    Forbes got more granular, contrasting the value of a statistical life (VSL) with the value of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) to arrive at a more precise figure.

    2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 13, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN
proper noun
  1. Ville Saint Laurent (Ville St. Laurent) — a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada

Translations

French VSL
  • VSLVille St. Laurent
Cite this entry
APA

VSL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VSL

MLA

“VSL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VSL. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “VSL,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VSL.

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