micromortious
To calculate or estimate the minute probability of death associated with a specific action, typically measured in units representing a one-in-a-million chance. This verb is used to statistically assess the inherent danger of activities by quantifying potential mortality risks.
Exemples
3 sur 5I tend to micromortious my daily commute to justify taking the safer train route.
I tend to calculate the one-in-a-million death risk of my daily commute to justify taking the safer train route.
The safety commission must micromortious the new industrial protocols before they are implemented.
The safety commission must statistically assess the mortality risk of the new industrial protocols before they are implemented.
Stop trying to micromortious your weekend trip and just enjoy yourself!
Stop trying to calculate the tiny death risks of your weekend trip and just enjoy yourself!
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Micro' (small) + 'Mort' (death). You are 'micromort-ing' an activity by counting how many tiny chances of death it contains.
Quiz rapide
The analysts were asked to ________ the potential hazards of the new skydiving equipment.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : micromortious
Exemples
I tend to micromortious my daily commute to justify taking the safer train route.
everydayI tend to calculate the one-in-a-million death risk of my daily commute to justify taking the safer train route.
The safety commission must micromortious the new industrial protocols before they are implemented.
formalThe safety commission must statistically assess the mortality risk of the new industrial protocols before they are implemented.
Stop trying to micromortious your weekend trip and just enjoy yourself!
informalStop trying to calculate the tiny death risks of your weekend trip and just enjoy yourself!
Researchers often micromortious medical procedures to help patients weigh the benefits against the statistical hazards.
academicResearchers often quantify the minute mortality risks of medical procedures to help patients weigh the benefits against the statistical hazards.
Actuaries micromortious high-risk sports to determine appropriate insurance premiums for enthusiasts.
businessActuaries calculate the one-in-a-million death risks of high-risk sports to determine appropriate insurance premiums for enthusiasts.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
micromortious the odds
to calculate the specific danger level
micromortious one's lifestyle
to evaluate the risk of one's daily habits
failed to micromortious
did not properly account for statistical risks
Souvent confondu avec
Mortify means to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ashamed, whereas micromortious refers to quantifying risk.
Micromanage refers to controlling every small part of an enterprise, while micromortious specifically concerns risk calculation.
Notes d'usage
This term is highly technical and used primarily in specialized fields like risk analysis, actuarial science, or rationalist philosophy. While it looks like an adjective because of the '-ous' suffix, it functions as a verb meaning to perform the calculation.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often assume this is an adjective because of its suffix; remember that in this specific context, it is used as a transitive verb requiring an object.
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Micro' (small) + 'Mort' (death). You are 'micromort-ing' an activity by counting how many tiny chances of death it contains.
Origine du mot
Derived from the unit 'micromort' (one-in-a-million chance of death), coined by Ronald Howard in 1979, combined with a verbalizing suffix.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
The term is associated with the 'Quantified Self' movement and effective altruism communities that value statistical precision in life choices.
Quiz rapide
The analysts were asked to ________ the potential hazards of the new skydiving equipment.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : micromortious
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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