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R number
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɑː ˌnʌm.bər/ us /ˈɑːr ˌnʌm.bɚ/(alsoR rate, uk /ˈɑː ˌreɪt/ us /ˈɑːr ˌreɪt/)
short for reproduction number: the average number of people that one person with a particular disease infects: 传染率（reproduction number的缩写)
An R number of 1 means that on average every person who is infected will infect 1 other person.传染率为1表示平均每个患者会传染给另一个人。
Recent data has suggested that the R number in south-west England may be as high as 1.1.最近的数据显示英格兰西南部的传染率高于1.1。
The R number for measles is around 15.
The R number is a key measure of how fast coronavirus is spreading.
Extra care needs to be taken when interpreting R numbers in regions where cases have fallen to low levels and transmission is highly variable.
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