natality

English

Etymology

From natal +‎ -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”).[1] Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

Noun

natality (countable and uncountable, plural natalities)

  1. (demography) The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
  2. (philosophy) The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

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  1. ^ “natality, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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