For Doubling Time we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Breast Cancer, Cancer, Legal, Mesothelioma, Microbiology, Prostate Cancer and Sociology.

Doubling Time (Breast Cancer)

The time it takes a cell population to double in number.

Doubling Time (Cancer)

In biology, the amount of time it takes for a cell to divide, or for a population of cells (such as a tumor) to double in size. As cells divide more rapidly, the doubling time becomes shorter.

Doubling Time (Legal, Mesothelioma)

The time it takes for a cell to divide and double itself. Cancers vary in doubling time from 8 to 600 days, averaging 100 to 120 days. Thus, a cancer may be present for many years before it can be felt.

Doubling Time (Microbiology)

The time needed for a population to double. See also generation time.

Doubling Time (Prostate Cancer)

The time that it takes a particular focus of cancer to double in size

Doubling Time (Sociology)

The time it takes for a particular level of population to double in size. A fairly accurate doubling time estimate can be computed by taking the annual growth rate and dividing it by 70. At 2% annual growth world population (5.5 billion in 1996) will double in size (to 11 billion) in about 35 years (2031) assuming the annual growth stays constant (see also EXPONENTIAL GROWTH).

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