Population

Word POPULATION
Character 10
Hyphenation pop u la tion
Pronunciations /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Population"

What do we mean by population?

All of the people inhabiting a specified area. noun

The total number of such people. noun

The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area. noun

The act or process of furnishing with inhabitants. noun

All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat. noun

The set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample is taken. noun

In biometry, a species, race, variety, or group of organisms that can be differentiated from other groups. noun

The act or process of populating or peopling: as, the rapid population of the country still continues. noun

The whole number of people or inhabitants in a country, county, city, or other locality: as, the population has increased 20,000 in four years; also, a part of the inhabitants in any way distinguished from the rest: as, the German population of New York. noun

The state of a locality with regard to the number of its inhabitants; populousness. noun

The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. noun

The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country. noun

The people living within a political or geographical boundary noun

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world. noun

A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area noun

A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn noun

The act of filling initially empty items in a collection. noun

The people who inhabit a territory or state noun

The number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.) noun

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

(by extension) The people with a given characteristic.

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.

A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.

The act of filling initially empty items in a collection.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Population

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The word "population" in example sentences

˜population genetics™, ˜fitness™ refers either to the abilities of the different genotypes in a population to leave offspring, or to the measures of those abilities, represented by the variable W. ❋ Lennox, James (2004)

But the world is sure to have a growing population for quite some time because of ‘population momentum (Sen, ❋ Unknown (2000)

Based on this year's census results — which showed a continuing shift in population from the Rust Belt to the South and West — a number of Midwestern states are slated to lose seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. ❋ Amy Merrick (2010)

If you want to bring up welfare states … look up Alaska, which ranks 47th in population is number 1 in acquiring federal earmarks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Under our unimaginable economic regime all increase in population is a menace. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You say that "no independent Western European nation similar to Wales in population is as poor as Wales". ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are 34 provinces, each ranging in population from a low of 300,000 to a high of 3 million. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Right, the city of Los Angeles, which just hit 4 million in population, is much denser today than most people realize. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Puerto Vallarta is quite a unique town that has maintained its quaint atmosphere regardless of its huge rise in population from the early seventies to today, especially the down town area and south of town. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This accelerating rate of increase is what is meant by the term population explosion. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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