subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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The park aims to link existing reserves and reconnect isolated subpopulations.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
This has confined many panda subpopulations to isolated patches of habitat carved by roads, railways, dams and farms, cutting them off from new bamboo forests and potential mates.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Since certain sociodemographic variables are more likely to have engaged in therapy than others, this dataset will not fully representative of the full population but when AI is applied, one may be tempted to mistakenly generalize trends to other subpopulations or to a wider population.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Consider a dataset that is based on a subpopulation of individuals that have received 1-on-1 therapy.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
This has confined many panda subpopulations to isolated patches of habitat carved by roads, railways, dams and farms, cutting them off from new bamboo forests and potential mates.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Since certain sociodemographic variables are more likely to have engaged in therapy than others, this dataset will not fully representative of the full population but when AI is applied, one may be tempted to mistakenly generalize trends to other subpopulations or to a wider population.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Consider a dataset that is based on a subpopulation of individuals that have received 1-on-1 therapy.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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