APA Dictionary of Psychology

fertility

Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
  1. in biology, the potential of an individual to have offspring. Although most frequently applied to females, it may also refer to reproductive capacity in males.
  2. in demography, the number of live children born to an individual or within a population. Compare birth rate; fecundity.
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