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Population — Pop u*la tion, n. [L. populatio: cf. F. population.] 1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Population — In biology a population is the collection of inter breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. A population shares a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given… … Wikipedia
POPULATION — s. f. coll. Il se dit Du nombre des habitants d un pays, d un lieu, relativement à l étendue de ce pays, de ce lieu. La population de l Angleterre est considérable. Il y a dans ce pays un excès de population. La population de ce pays s est accrue … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
population — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Population decline — can refer to the decline in population of any organism, but this article refers to population decline in humans. It is a term usually used to describe any great reduction in a human population.[1] It can be used to refer to long term demographic… … Wikipedia
Population transfer — is the movement of a large group of people from one region to another by state policy or international authority, most frequently on the basis of ethnicity or religion. Banishment or exile is a similar process, but is forcibly applied to… … Wikipedia
Population control — is the practice of limiting population increase, usually by reducing the birth rate. The practice has sometimes been voluntary, as a response to poverty, environmental concerns, or out of religious ideology, but in some times and places it has… … Wikipedia
Population density — (people per km2) by country, 2006 … Wikipedia
Population bottleneck — followed by recovery or extinction A population bottleneck (or genetic bottleneck) is an evolutionary event in which a significant percentage of a population or species is killed or otherwise prevented from reproducing.[1] A slightly different… … Wikipedia
Population dynamics — is the branch of life sciences that studies short term and long term changes in the size and age composition of populations, and the biological and environmental processes influencing those changes. Population dynamics deals with the way… … Wikipedia
