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population

/,pɑpjə'leɪʃən/

Synonyms of population Antonyms of population Examples of population Usage of population Parts of population Definition that contains population Words sounding like population Explanation of population

noun
(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
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"it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

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universe

type of:
collection accumulation aggregation assemblage
noun
a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
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"they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"

type of:
group grouping
noun
the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
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"he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"

type of:
colonization colonisation settlement
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.)
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"people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade" "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"

type of:
whole number integer
noun
the people who inhabit a territory or state
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"the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"

type of:
people

Examples of population

"it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
"they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
"he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
"people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"
"the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"
"the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"