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单词 population
释义 pop·u·la·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus people + -ation-, -atio, -ation
1.
 a. : the whole number of people or inhabitants occupying a specific geographical locality (as an institution, a country, a world)
  < when in operation, the building will have a daily population of 35,000 — Pencil Points >
  < the entire adult male population of the island except for two old men — Thor Heyerdahl >
 b. : the total number or amount of things especially within a given area
  < the tractor population of American farms increased — Reporter >
  < an enormous population of china, ivory, and bronze figures — Osbert Lancaster >
2. : the act or process of populating
 < encourage population of colonies >
3.
 a. : a body of persons having some quality or characteristic in common and usually thought of as occupying a particular area
  < a floating population of drifters and rogues >
  < a healthy rural population >
 b.
  (1) : the organisms inhabiting a particular area or biotope
   < an interesting xerophilic population >
   < the Southern states have shown an average increase … in their beef populationsNew York Times >
  (2) : a group of interbreeding biotypes that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins — compare raciation
4. mathematics : a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for measurement statistically
pop·u·la·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective
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