population

Population is the number of people or animals in a particular place. (noun)

An example of population is over eight million people living in New York City.

See population in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. all the people in a country, region, etc.
2. the number of these
3. a (specified) part of the people in a given area: the Japanese population of Hawaii
a populating or being populated
Biol. a group of similar organisms living in the same region, esp. organisms of the same species
Statistics the total set of items, persons, etc. from which a sample is taken

See population in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(pŏpˌyə-lāˈshən)

noun

a. All of the people inhabiting a specified area.
b. The total number of such people.
The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area.
The act or process of furnishing with inhabitants.
Ecology All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat.
Statistics The set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample is taken. Also called universe.

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