HyperDic: population

English > 5 senses of the word *population*:
NOUN	group	population	the people who inhabit a territory or state
	group	population	a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
	cognition	population, universe	(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
	quantity	population	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.)
	act	population	the act of populating (causing to live in a place)

population > pronunciation
Sounds	paa.pyahley'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *population*: 5 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	The people who inhabit a territory or state.
Example	"the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"
Narrower	home front	The civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war
Broader	people	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
Verbs	populate	inhabit or live in

English > *population*: 5 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area.
Example	"they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
Narrower	overpopulation	Too much population
Broader	group, grouping	Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Spanish	población
Catalan	població

English > *population*: 5 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn.
Example	"it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
Synonym	universe
Category	statistics	A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
Narrower	subpopulation	A population that is part of a larger / larger population
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Spanish	población, universo
Catalan	univers

English > *population*: 5 senses > noun 4, quantity
Meaning	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.).
Examples	"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"
Broader	integer, whole number	Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

English > *population*: 5 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	The act of populating (causing to live in a place).
Example	"he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
Broader	colonization, colonisation, settlement	The act of colonizing
Spanish	población, poblamiento
Catalan	poblament
Verbs	populate	fill with inhabitants

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