curve flattening
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Noun
[edit]curve flattening (countable and uncountable, plural curve flattenings)
- (infectiology, epidemiology, pathology) The action of flattening the curve: the activity of reducing the speed of infection, so that the peak active infection cases are lower.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- social distancing (the measures typically used for curve flattening)
Related terms
[edit]- flatten the curve (verb)