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Type Words
Synonyms universe
Type of collection, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage
Has types subpopulation


it is an estimate of the mean of the population.
Type Words
Type of group, grouping
Has types overpopulation


they hired hunters to keep down the deer population.
Type Words
Type of colonization, colonisation, settlement
Derivation populate


he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals.
Type Words
Type of whole number, integer


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.
Type Words
Type of people
Has types home front
Derivation populate


the population seemed to be well fed and clothed.

Examples of population

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He says biologists are working to control herbs and curb deer population growth.
From the dailyherald.com
About 15 percent of the population of children in our country do have headaches.
From the abcnews.go.com
By 1860, the city had the largest Irish population in the world outside Ireland.
From the omaha.com
The state highway department says it will change the town's population on signs.
From the denverpost.com
There's lots of population increase in a 10-mile and 25-mile area of Palo Verde.
From the sfgate.com
Over the past decade, Middletown annexed land and nearly tripled its population.
From the delawareonline.com
Any risk to major population centers will rise or fall depending on the weather.
From the courier-journal.com
Han people, the largest group, comprises about 92 percent of China's population.
From the upi.com
That population could have interbred with one or both of its parent populations.
From the foxnews.com
More examples
  • The people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"
  • A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
  • (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the 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. ...
  • The act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
  • A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same species and live in the same geographical area. ...
  • Population is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band The Most Serene Republic. It was recorded and mixed by Ryan Mills, Mike Kuehn and Ryan Lenssen at Sleepytown Sound in Toronto. The album was released on October 2, 2007 through Arts & Crafts. ...
  • In statistics, a statistical population is a set of entities concerning which statistical inferences are to be drawn, often based on a random sample taken from the population. ...
  • The people living within a political or geographical boundary; The people living in a single place; A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area; A count of the number of residents within a ...