population

Definition

• n. the people who inhabit a territory or state
• n. a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
• n. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
• n. 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.)

Word forms

Plural

populations

Example sentences

1. n.

   The population of the city has increased significantly over the last decade.

2. 化

   The study focused on the population of bacteria in the sample.