generation

All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

EntityQ213381

Also known as birth cohort

Subclass of: group of humans

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A generation is all of the individuals born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It also is "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–30 years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults, and begin to have children." In kinship, generation is a structural term, designating the parent–child relationship. In biology, generation also means biogenesis, reproduction, and procreation.

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Different from: Q11821256
Studied by: sociology of age and generations

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