population

Main Entry:: pop·u·la·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus
Date:: 1612

1 a: the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region b: the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole c: the total of particles at a particular energy level —used especially of atoms in a laser2: the act or process of populating3 a: a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common b (1): the organisms inhabiting a particular locality (2): a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins4: a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement

— pop·u·la·tion·al

\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

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