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population
[pop-yuh-ley-shuhn]
noun
the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
the body of inhabitants of a place.
The population of the city opposes the addition of fluorides to the drinking water.
the number or body of inhabitants in a place belonging to a specific social, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, or racial subgroup: the working-class population.
the Native population
the working-class population.
Statistics.any finite or infinite aggregation of individuals, not necessarily animate, subject to a statistical study.
Ecology.
the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area.
all the individuals of one species in a given area.
the act or process of populating.
Population of the interior was hampered by dense jungles.
population
/ ˌɒʊˈɪʃə /
noun
(sometimes functioning as plural) all the persons inhabiting a country, city, or other specified place
the number of such inhabitants
(sometimes functioning as plural) all the people of a particular race or class in a specific area
the Chinese population of San Francisco
the act or process of providing a place with inhabitants; colonization
ecology a group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a given area
astronomy either of two main groups of stars classified according to age and location. Population I consists of younger metal-rich hot white stars, many occurring in galactic clusters and forming the arms of spiral galaxies. Stars of population II are older, the brightest being red giants, and are found in the centre of spiral and elliptical galaxies in globular clusters
Also called: universe.statistics the entire finite or infinite aggregate of individuals or items from which samples are drawn
population
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area. Populations may be relatively small and closed, as on an island or in a valley, or they may be more diffuse and without a clear boundary between them and a neighboring population of the same species. For species that reproduce sexually, the members of a population interbreed either exclusively with members of their own population or, where populations intergrade, to a greater degree than with members of other populations.
See also deme
Other 51Թ Forms
- populational adjective
- populationless adjective
- repopulation noun
- subpopulation noun
- superpopulation noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of population1
Example Sentences
After all, two of the three states with the largest populations of undocumented people are the red states of Texas and Florida.
Heat health alerts are issued to warn health providers of the risk of a heat causing adverse impacts to the heath and wellbeing of the population.
But it's become much more common in recent decades, in a last-ditch effort to save populations of black and white rhinos in South Africa and surrounding countries, where poaching threatens their survival.
A combination of stunning architecture, sea and sun drew more than 15 million visitors to the city last year, almost ten times the local population.
A spokesperson said: "Breeding endangered species like these Loris are what zoos like ours are all about, ensuring that there is a captive population whilst numbers struggle in the wild."
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