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120 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Sep \ parent \ on: Yes, Car Seat Laws Reduce the Birth Rate econ
Considering some of the other ways economists describe people, that's an interesting one to get offended over.
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31 sats \ 7 replies \ @Satosora 30 Sep
I think we just differ on the definitions of the term.
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Sep
Which is fine, but this is how the word is used in research.
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30 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 30 Sep
Right. But the right words would be decline of birth rate, not fertility.
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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Sep
Nope, that's just the usage you're familiar with.
From Wikipedia: "Fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to reproduce, which is termed fecundity."
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 30 Sep
I guess l am wrong, then.
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Sep
Colloquial usage often differs slightly from technical and leads to misunderstandings.
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26 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 30 Sep
Just like the metric and standard on the nasa project lol
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Sep
Yep. Neither one's objectively wrong, but they aren't the same.
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