Population
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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.)
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of populating - causing to live in a place
- §2
- (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
- §3
- a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area
- §4
- the people who inhabit a territory or state
- §5
- 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.)