population

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Synonyms: copulation, poculation, papulation, postulation, modulation, peculation, ovulation, wobulation, epulation, pabulation, propalation

Antonyms: copulation, poculation, papulation, postulation, modulation, peculation, ovulation, wobulation, epulation, pabulation, propalation

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Noun

1. The [[people]] living within a [[political]] or [[geographical]] boundary.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} The people with a given characteristic.
3. A [[count]] of the number of [[resident|residents]] within a [[political]] or [[geographical]] boundary such as a [[town]], a [[nation]] or the [[world]].
4. {{lb|en|biology}} A collection of [[organism]]s of a particular [[species]], sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
5. {{lb|en|statistics}} A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a [[census]] or from which a [[sample]] is drawn.
6. {{lb|en|computing}} The act of [[fill]]ing [[initialise|initially]] [[empty]] [[item]]s in a [[collection]].
7. {{lb|en|prison}} [[general population|General population]].

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