population

pop·u·la·tion

noun \ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən\

Definition of POPULATION

1

: the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region

2

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 begins

3

: a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement