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What is population?
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Solution 1
The group of individuals considered under study is called the population.
The word population here refers not only to people but to all items that have been chosen for the study.
Solution 2
A population is defined as a group of organisms of the same species living in a geographically localized area in a specific time span and capable of interbreeding among themselves to produce fertile offspring.
In simple terms, the population of a country or of any area is the total number of people who live in it.
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