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subpopulation

 
Dictionary: sub·pop·u·la·tion   (sŭb'pŏp-yə-lā'shən) pronunciation
 
n.

A part or subdivision of a population, especially one originating from some other population: microbial subpopulations.


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Statistics Dictionary: subpopulation
 

A subset of the population that has some characteristic in common.



 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a population that is part of a larger population


 
 

 

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