Meanings
noungeneration time (plural generation times)
plural generation times
- demographicsThe average time between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population.
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generation time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20time
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