population density
noun
: the number of people living in each unit of area (such as a square mile)
This part of the country has a high population density.
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Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has a high population density, and the city offers too few play areas for children.
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Kotaro Okada, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
Nebraska has the misleading appearance of overwhelming redness because of its many Republican-leaning rural counties with low population density.
—Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The bluest areas, for instance, tend to have high incomes, gasoline taxes, and population density, all of which might encourage EV purchases.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
While that’s a goal, each state has its own optimal EV to charge point ratio based on factors that include road network size, population density, rate of market adoption and the current EV fleet size, according to HERE and SBD.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Kotaro Okada, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
Nebraska has the misleading appearance of overwhelming redness because of its many Republican-leaning rural counties with low population density.
—Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The bluest areas, for instance, tend to have high incomes, gasoline taxes, and population density, all of which might encourage EV purchases.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
While that’s a goal, each state has its own optimal EV to charge point ratio based on factors that include road network size, population density, rate of market adoption and the current EV fleet size, according to HERE and SBD.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Population density.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population%20density. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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