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age class

age class

1 4.1
A group of people of similar ages, for example children or older adults
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : clase de edad
  • The average probability of encountering pinyon-juniper across age classes was 0.34%, 0.56%, and 0.90% for juveniles, yearlings, and adults, respectively.
  • juvenile age class
  • adult age class
  • young age classes

Examples

  • Landowners in the 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 age classes were the most willing to harvest according to means testing.

    Academic text (2016)

  • We also identified significant differences in movement parameters among age classes from the BCPA.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Only 6.7 percent of respondents reported being in the '44 and under' age class.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Flood resistance can vary within an age class on the basis of the species' overwintering strategy.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Meanwhile, 15.8 percent of respondents reported being in the 45 to 54 age class.

    Academic text (2016)

  • However, landowners in the '45-54' and '55-64' age classes had the highest mean responses regarding willingness to harvest.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The largest percentage of landowners reported being in the 55 to 64 age class (31.1%), followed by the 65 to 74 age class (29.8%).

    Academic text (2016)

  • The study analyzed the health outcomes of participants from different age classes in the survey.

  • Farmers often need to consider the nutritional needs of livestock in various age classes to ensure proper growth.

  • Researchers found that the migration patterns varied significantly between age classes of the species.

Synonyms

class
vsage class
∞ 1.8

A group of people or things with a shared quality

is specifically an organization by year ranges not any general category
demographic
vsage class
107 5.5

A group of people who share the same age, gender, or income

is limited to division by specific year ranges rather than many characteristics
age group
vsage class
59 2.2

People of about the same age that researchers study together for social or statistical reasons

is a formal classification by specific years rather than a loose collection
cohort
vsage class
  • Specialized
19 5.1

A group of people who share one quality, often the same age, and who researchers study

is a classification by specific year ranges rather than any shared trait
age bracket
vsage class
  • Specialized
4 3.1

A group of people in a range of ages used to compare data

is a broader category used for organizing people by year ranges

How Wide

age group
59 2.2
cohort
  • Specialized
19 5.1
age class
  • Specialized
1 4.1
one-year-old
24 1.0

Surface Forms

age class singular
age classes plural

Morphology

age + class

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'age' (years since origin) with 'class' (a category or group). This compositional pattern (a category defined by age) is common cross-linguistically and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Age class comes from a simple picture: a 'class' where everyone shares the same age. So an age class is a 'group' of people or animals set by their 'age range'.