Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

number needed to harm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
num-ber need-ed -to harm
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number of people, statistically, who must be exposed to something in order for one of them to experience an adverse effect.

Inflected Forms

numbers needed to harm (plural)

Phrases

number needed to treat

Frequently Paired Words

number needed to treat

Synonyms

NNH

Questions

What does number needed to harm mean?
The number of people, statistically, who must be exposed to something in order for one of them to experience an adverse effect.

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