Point epidemic
point epidemic n.
An epidemic in which several cases of a disease occur within a few days or hours due to exposure to a common source of infection such as food or water.
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[poin-ter] /ˈpɔɪn tər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. a long, tapering stick used by teachers, lecturers, etc., in things out on a map, blackboard, or the like. 3. the hand on a watch dial, clock face, scale, etc. 4. Military. the member of an artillery crew who aims the weapon. 5. […]
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[poin-ter] /ˈpɔɪn tər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. a long, tapering stick used by teachers, lecturers, etc., in things out on a map, blackboard, or the like. 3. the hand on a watch dial, clock face, scale, etc. 4. Military. the member of an artillery crew who aims the weapon. 5. […]
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noun, Statistics. 1. the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.