Study of populations

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• The branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations [syn: human ecology ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
demography \de*mog"ra*phy\ (d[-e]*m[o^]g"r[.a]f[y^]), n. [Gr. dh^mos the people + -graphy.] The study of vital statistics, such as births, deaths, marriages, mortality, health, etc., in populations and subgroups of populations. -- Dem`o*graph"ic , a. [1913 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Demography is a collection of old, unfinished tracks by Industrial band 16 Volt . Most notably this collection contains the "Imitation Cassette" (which helped 16 Volt secure a place on Re-Constriction Records , and "Out of Time" which was cut from their ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1880, from Greek demos "people" (see demotic ) + -graphy .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But this study, from psychologists in Durham, is demography not anecdote. ▪ Consumer markets are usually segmented on the basis of geography, demography and buyer-behaviour. ▪ Forecasting future fertility is the most difficult ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The study of human populations, and how they change.