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Injectivity vs Infectivity - What's the difference?

injectivity | infectivity |

As nouns the difference between injectivity and infectivity

is that injectivity is (mathematics|uncountable) the property of being injective while infectivity is the ability of a pathogen to establish an infection.

injectivity

English

Noun

  • (mathematics, uncountable) The property of being injective.
  • (mathematics, countable) An injective function.

    • infectivity

    English

    Noun

  • The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection
  • * 1972 , Charles Allan Birch, The House Physician's Handbook (page 70)
    • The reputation for low infectivity of rubella was probably based on failure to recognise rashless cases.