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[ noun ] the time between occurrences of a repeating event

Examples

"some women do not control the spacing of their children"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

`` As_to the necessity '' , the committee declared , `` for some form of effective control of the size of the family and the spacing of children , and consequently of control of conception , there can be no question .

Related terms

rate

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[ noun ] the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

This tube could be adjusted in its axial direction by an electric drive to establish the required electrode spacing .

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