The age of a person expressed in terms of the period elapsed from the time of birth.
The number of years a person has lived, used especially in psychometrics as a standard against which certain variables, such as behavior and intelligence, are measured.
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Whitney E. Rolfes SR. Understanding Nutrition. 10th Edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth. 2005.
The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Age. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders. 2004.
