A "risk score" is a way of measuring or assessing the chances of something bad happening. It helps to understand the level of potential danger or harm that could occur. Full definition
Know that the bank will log a hard inquiry and that hard inquiries do affect your credit risk score used by other lenders. (growingfamilybenefits.com)
The team also developed a genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes, examining genetic data for tens of thousands of workers in the database. (sciencedaily.com)
Across all three prospective studies, a higher genetic risk score significantly increased the incidence of coronary events — as much as 90 percent in those at highest risk. (sciencedaily.com)