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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Heart rate VS heart beat

Are 'heart rate' and 'heart beat' the same?
  

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No. The rate is simply the number of beats per minute. The heart beat comprises all of the characteristics of the action of the heart.

— Avangi

  • No.
  • The rate is simply the number of beats per minute.
  • The heart beat comprises all of the characteristics of the action of the heart.
  • Of course it is also used figuratively.
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No. The rate is simply the number of beats per minute.
The heart beat comprises all of the characteristics of the action of the heart. Of course it is also used figuratively. (eg, "in a heart beat.")
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