Definition of subpopulation in English:
subpopulation
noun ˌsʌbˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌsəbˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
technical A subset of a larger population.
one of the four subpopulations of polar bear across the Russian Arctic
we identified a subpopulation of cells that survived the exposure
Example sentencesExamples
- Our findings seem to suggest that processing of temporal features and/or structure of speech signals is impaired in at least a subpopulation of the at-risk children.
- In order to target high-risk subpopulations for more aggressive therapy, the challenge has been to identify those patients at high risk.
- Modelling efforts address several issues, including how many subpopulations of salmon can be lost before the species goes regionally extinct.
- They found that support targeted to a subpopulation of hotels on one side of Niagara Falls had a positive effect on all hotels, even those on the far side of the falls.
- A significant subpopulation of participants in the study showed a strong disposition to engage in antisocial behavior, including irrational and self-destructive violence.
- This subpopulation of pelicans has been in decline for several decades.
- The highest density of seedlings emerged within the area of the flowering subpopulation from 1999.
- They identify a subpopulation of older people who are at high risk of hospitalisation.
- We found a small subpopulation of cells that could, with proper stimulation, re-enter the cell cycle.
- This genetic marker might help identify subpopulations of individuals genetically prone to insulin resistance, autoimmunity, and heart disease.
Definition of subpopulation in US English:
subpopulation
nounˌsəbˌpäpyəˈlāSH(ə)nˌsəbˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n
technical A subset of a larger population.
one of the four subpopulations of polar bear across the Russian Arctic
we identified a subpopulation of cells that survived the exposure
Example sentencesExamples
- This subpopulation of pelicans has been in decline for several decades.
- A significant subpopulation of participants in the study showed a strong disposition to engage in antisocial behavior, including irrational and self-destructive violence.
- Our findings seem to suggest that processing of temporal features and/or structure of speech signals is impaired in at least a subpopulation of the at-risk children.
- They found that support targeted to a subpopulation of hotels on one side of Niagara Falls had a positive effect on all hotels, even those on the far side of the falls.
- The highest density of seedlings emerged within the area of the flowering subpopulation from 1999.
- In order to target high-risk subpopulations for more aggressive therapy, the challenge has been to identify those patients at high risk.
- They identify a subpopulation of older people who are at high risk of hospitalisation.
- Modelling efforts address several issues, including how many subpopulations of salmon can be lost before the species goes regionally extinct.
- We found a small subpopulation of cells that could, with proper stimulation, re-enter the cell cycle.
- This genetic marker might help identify subpopulations of individuals genetically prone to insulin resistance, autoimmunity, and heart disease.