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superpopulation

superpopulation noun: the larger population from which a subpopulation is drawn.

Noun

superpopulation (plural superpopulations)

  1. The larger population from which a subpopulation is drawn.
    • For each number of subtypes from N = 1 (all cells are indistinct and members of one superpopulation) to N = the number of cells recorded (all cells are unique and no meaningful crossover exists among them) there is some finite range of threshold linkage distances for which N subtypes appear from...2015 December 4, “Turtle Dorsal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons Comprise Two Distinct Cell Types with Indistinguishable Visual Responses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

superpopulation meaning in Tamil

superpopulation in Tamil

பெருமுழுமைத்தொகுதி

Forms of superpopulation

pluralsuperpopulations

Origin of superpopulation

From super- + population.

Questions about superpopulation

What does superpopulation mean?
Superpopulation means the larger population from which a subpopulation is drawn.
What is superpopulation in Tamil?
Superpopulation in Tamil is பெருமுழுமைத்தொகுதி. See Superpopulation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superpopulation?
Superpopulation is a noun.
What is the plural of superpopulation?
The plural of superpopulation is superpopulations.

Words near superpopulation in the dictionary

  1. superpolynomial
  2. superpolynomially
  3. superpolynomials
  4. superpopular
  5. superpopulated
  6. superpopulation
  7. superpopulations
  8. superport
  9. superportable
  10. superportables
  11. superports

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