adoption rate
How quickly embraced
Adoption rate measures how quickly or widely something new gains acceptance—a technology, practice, or product.
It typically appears in business and social science contexts: The adoption rate for smartphones exceeded all predictions, Early adoption rates were slow but accelerated after the price drop.
A high adoption rate means rapid uptake; a low one suggests resistance or barriers to acceptance.
- uptakeAbsorption or understanding
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- market penetrationSales presence in sector
- penetrationEntry into something
- spreadTo distribute widely
traction · embrace · acceptance · market share · growth curve · first movers · mainstream · viral · rollout · saturation · tipping point · conversion · onboarding · momentum · scaling · breakthrough · slow burn · laggards
- business metricsrevenue, KPIs, sales figures, ROI, profit
- tech adoptioninnovators, laggards, diffusion, critical mass, tipping point
- Usage Metricspeak hours, frequency, duration, screen time, app usage
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
adoption ratechurn rate
Customer departure frequency
attrition rate · rejection rate · dropout rate · stagnation · turnover rate
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