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demographics

dem·o·graph·ics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dem-uh-graf-iks, dee-muh-]
    • /ˌdɛm əˈgræf ɪks, ˌdi mə-/
    • /ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dem-uh-graf-iks, dee-muh-]
    • /ˌdɛm əˈgræf ɪks, ˌdi mə-/

Definitions of demographics word

  • noun plural demographics data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics 3
  • noun plural demographics the demographic characteristics of a population, esp. as classified by age, sex, income, etc., for market research, sociological analysis, etc. 3
  • noun demographics a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths. 1
  • noun demographics a specific segment of a population having shared characteristics: The producers were looking for a show that would appeal to the 18-34 demographic. 1
  • adjective demographics of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics. 1
  • noun demographics Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. 1

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Origin of demographics

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; See origin at demographic, -ics

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Demographics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

demographics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

demographics usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for demographics

noun demographics

  • poll — polly.
  • statistics — a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
  • demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
  • stats — statistic.
  • head count — an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.

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