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   Pop·u·la·tion

   /ˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country: "the island has a population of about 78,000"
   • ▪ a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country: "a city with a large student population"
   • ▪ the specified extent or degree to which an area is or has been populated: "areas of sparse population"
   • ▪ the action of populating an area.
   • ▪ a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs.
   • ▪ a finite or infinite collection of items under consideration.
   • ▪ each of three groups (designated I, II, and III) into which stars can be approximately divided on the basis of their manner of formation.

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › populationPopulation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region. b. : the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole. c. : the total of particles at a particular energy levelused especially of atoms in a laser. 2. : the act or process of populating.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › populationPOPULATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   POPULATION meaning: 1. all the people living in a particular country, area, or place: 2. all the people or animals of…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › populationPOPULATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Population definition: the total number of people inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.. See examples of POPULATION used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › populationPOPULATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   POPULATION definition: 1. all the people living in a particular country, area, or place: 2. all the people or animals of…. Learn more.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PopulationPopulation - Wikipedia

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   Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the size of a resident population within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics . Etymology.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpopulation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Check pronunciation: population. Definition of population noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.britannica.com › science › population-biologyPopulation | Definition, Trends, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 13, 2024 · Population, in human biology, the whole number of inhabitants occupying an area (such as a country or the world) and continually being modified by increases (births and immigrations) and losses (deaths and emigrations). As with any biological population, the size of a human population is limited by.