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population
has definitions from the fields of statistics,biology,mathematics
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[ noun ] the people who inhabit a territory or state
Examples "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Do patriots everywhere know enough about how the persecution of the Jews in Germany and later in the occupied countries contributed to terrorizing the populations , splitting apart individuals and groups , arousing the meanest and most dishonest impulses , pulverizing trust and personal dignity , and finally forcing people to follow their masters into the abyss by making them partners in unspeakable crimes ? (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Half of the population of the U._S. would be needed to work_on arms just to feed the people '' . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)This is substantially higher than the figures for the American population at_large - 45.6 per_cent for males and 29.2 per_cent for females . This is particularly true in large centers of Jewish population like New_York , Chicago , and Philadelphia . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)Those who , because of population mobility and the reputed desire of employers to train their own employees , would limit vocational education to general rather_than specific skills ought_to bear_in_mind the importance of motivation in any kind of school experience . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
Examples "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Apparently the population as_a_whole eventually acquires enough confidence in the explanations of the scientists to modify its procedures and its fears . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)It was possible to maintain aerobic conditions in the pond by regular additions of sodium_nitrate until the temperature decreased and the algae population changed from blue-green to green_algae . The predomination of free_swimming ciliated_protozoa is indicative_of a high bacterial population . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
Synonyms Examples "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It would authorize the Texas_Education_Agency to establish county-wide day_schools for the deaf in counties of 300000 or more population , require deaf children between 6 and 13 years of_age to attend the day_schools , permitting older ones to attend the residential Texas_School_for_the_Deaf here . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)In repetitions of the experiment from couple to couple , the votes of the two persons in a couple probably agree more often than independence would imply , because couples who visit the museum together are more likely to have similar tastes than are a random pair of people drawn from the entire population of visitors . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the number of inhabitants in a given place (country or city etc.)
Examples "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade" Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Under the law as it existed until 1943 , the Federal_Government made grants to the States on the basis of population , matching State expenditures on a 50_-_50 basis . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
Synonyms Examples "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals" Related terms |
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