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R-naught (R₀)
AR NAWT
ɑːr nɔːtListen
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Syllable breakdown
Rnaught
Dictionary meaning
basic reproduction number representing the average number of secondary cases one infected person causes in a fully susceptible population; R₀ > 1 means an epidemic grows; R₀ < 1 means it dies out; central to epidemic modelling
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