generationtime
nounUK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən taɪm/
US /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən taɪm/
The time it takes for one group of living things to grow up and have babies of their own.
The generation time of these tiny bacteria is only about twenty minutes.
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2. In computing, the time a program takes to create a new version of something, like a page or a model.
The generation time for the new web page was under a second.
3. The average age at which parents have their children in a family or group.
The generation time in that family is about thirty years.
4. The time needed for a machine or system to produce a finished product.
Engineers measured the generation time of each new part.