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maximum lifespan: a standalone construct

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Demography

the highest age humans reach, studied for whether it has a fixed natural limit.

In demography, maximum lifespan refers to the highest age humans reach, studied for whether it has a fixed natural limit. This meaning comes from Dong (2016) in Nature.[1]

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References

Dong, X., Milholland, B., & Vijg, J. (2016). Evidence for a limit to human lifespan. Nature, 538(7624), 257-259. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19793

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