old age
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Old age refers to the final stage of life, occurring when people reach ages near or beyond the typical human life expectancy. It matters because understanding this life stage helps us prepare for and address the physical, social, and practical changes that come with aging.
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A 93-year-old man from Pichilemu, Chile
A man in his 70s Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy. People of old age are called old people, old-timers, the elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors, or older adults. Old age is not a definite biological stage: the chronological age denoted as "old age" varies culturally and historically. Some disciplines and domains focus on the aging and the aged, such as the organic processes of aging (senescence), medical studies of the aging process (gerontology), diseases that afflict older adults (geriatrics), technology to support the aging society (gerontechnology), and leisure and sport activities adapted to older people (such as senior sport).