Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A part or subdivision of a population, especially one originating from some other population.
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- noun A
subdivision of apopulation
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- noun a population that is part of a larger population
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Examples
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Each population and subpopulation has its own separate needs and its own distinct health care requirements.
Loren A. Olson, M.D.: Identifying Disconcerting Gaps in LGBT Research and Health Care M.D. Loren A. Olson 2011
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Each population and subpopulation has its own separate needs and its own distinct health care requirements.
Loren A. Olson, M.D.: Identifying Disconcerting Gaps in LGBT Research and Health Care M.D. Loren A. Olson 2011
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As for Moore's second charge, though EPA may have been concerned about the possibility that infants and children may be more sensitive than adults to the toxic effects of pesticide residues on food, the Agency was not taking any steps to ensure this subpopulation were adequately protected.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011
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Ms. WICTUM: Just as with Labradors, they may try and concentrate certain aspects of pointing or retrieving, there are behavioral traits that they're trying to concentrate within this subpopulation.
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As for Moore's second charge, though EPA may have been concerned about the possibility that infants and children may be more sensitive than adults to the toxic effects of pesticide residues on food, the Agency was not taking any steps to ensure this subpopulation were adequately protected.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011
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As for Moore's second charge, though EPA may have been concerned about the possibility that infants and children may be more sensitive than adults to the toxic effects of pesticide residues on food, the Agency was not taking any steps to ensure this subpopulation were adequately protected.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011
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When the purported relationship is inverse such as jobs overall and relative job loss for a certain population segments, you need to look long and hard to find data that prove your specifics for the subpopulation, and explain how that has happened due to the mechanisms you propose.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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However, despite these increases, Hispanics continued to have the lowest health insurance coverage and the lowest percentage of persons with a personal health-care provider than any other subpopulation......
Stephen Palacios: How Hispanics Will (Unintentionally) Bring About Significant Shifts in Healthcare Stephen Palacios 2011
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As for Moore's second charge, though EPA may have been concerned about the possibility that infants and children may be more sensitive than adults to the toxic effects of pesticide residues on food, the Agency was not taking any steps to ensure this subpopulation were adequately protected.
Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011
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Ms. BETH WICTUM (Director, Forensic Lab, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis): Essentially, by breeding these dogs, they're creating a subpopulation, almost a new breed.
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