English Explanatory Dictionary

Hellin's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The principle that the frequency of x multiple births from natural pregnancies is approximately 1:89ˣ⁻¹.

Word forms

Hellin's law

Etymology

Originated in an 1895 paper by D. Hellin.

Synonyms

Hellin-Zeleny law
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