Rate
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Rate may refer to:
Science and finance
- Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event
- Rates (tax), a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- Reaction rate in Chemistry
- Exchange rate, specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other
Human growth
- Birth rate, the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year
- Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population
Other uses
- Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)
- Naval rating or rate, terms used to designate specialty or seniority of enlisted naval personnel
- Rate of a ship, a term indicating a sail ship's firepower in the British Royal Navy
- Rates (Portuguese parish), a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
- RATE project, a young earth creationism research project