sub·pop·u·la·tion (s b p p-y -l  shn)n. A part or subdivision of a population, especially one originating from some other population: microbial subpopulations. |
subpopulation [ˌsʌbpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a subgroup of a statistical population
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| Noun | 1. | subpopulation - a population that is part of a larger population statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters universe, population - (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" |
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