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hypodigm

/ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm/

hypodigm noun: a sample from which the characters of a population are to be inferred.

Noun

hypodigm (plural hypodigms)

  1. A sample from which the characters of a population are to be inferred.

Forms of hypodigm

pluralhypodigms

Origin of hypodigm

Coined in 1940 by George Gaylord Simpson, Types in Modern Taxonomy, published in American Journal of Science #238, p. 418.

Questions about hypodigm

What does hypodigm mean?
Hypodigm means a sample from which the characters of a population are to be inferred.
What part of speech is hypodigm?
Hypodigm is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypodigm?
Hypodigm is pronounced /ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm/.
What is the plural of hypodigm?
The plural of hypodigm is hypodigms.

Words near hypodigm in the dictionary

  1. hypodevelopment
  2. hypodiastole
  3. hypodiastoles
  4. hypodicrotic
  5. hypodiegetic
  6. hypodigm
  7. hypodigms
  8. hypodiploid
  9. hypodiploidies
  10. hypodiploids
  11. hypodiploidy

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