subpopulation
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- noun
- /ˌsʌbˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
- At any given stage, there's a subpopulation consisting of those who are currently infected.
- AAPI subpopulations
- central subpopulation
- subpopulations at risk
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the FDA has actually approved the marketing of that drug to those subpopulations.
- And the FDA has actually approved the marketing of that drug to those subpopulations.
- The reason there's no black people as a subpopulation is because they died, they were castrated, they didn't leave offspring.
Examples
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Some were developed for particular subpopulations, such as older or minority students.
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Micro-delivery interventions target specific problems, specific illnesses, or specific subpopulations for new approaches to or techniques for delivering care.
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Past research has shown that there are subpopulation differences in what students expect from a specific class.
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The status of the northern subpopulation is unknown, for there have been no recent estimates.
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We identified farmworker subpopulations at risk for poor access as well as numerous areas for intervention.
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GDM rates are rising across North America and are particularly high in some subpopulations.
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GDM may be an important driver for the T2DM epidemic in many subpopulations.
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Income and wealth vary greatly among AAPI subpopulations and are highly correlated with older adults' disability levels.
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Despite better disability outcomes, on average, for AAPI subpopulations than for Whites, considerable variation existed between AAPI groups.
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The researchers focused on a specific subpopulation of urban teens who had different educational needs.
Synonyms
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People or things that form one unit
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A smaller part of a larger group that has its own role or feature
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A smaller group inside a larger community whose members share similar interests and interact more closely
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Surface Forms
Morphology
subpopulation = population (transparent) = sub + population
The prefix 'sub-' clearly indicates a smaller or distinct part of the larger 'population'.
Etymology
Subpopulation puts together sub- meaning 'under' or 'part of', as in subway, and population meaning 'people'. So a subpopulation is a smaller group of people or animals that is part of a larger population.