demographic
//ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more demographic
- Superlative
- most demographic
- Plural
- demographics
Definitions
1.Of or pertaining to demography.
- A growing foreign-born population has sparked debate in Japan amid the pressures of a demographic crisis and economic worries.
- Yet it does bring up a much more real problem about China's demographic transition, which has led some to argue that China will "get old before it gets rich."
1.An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
2.A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
3.A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
- A newspaper is consumed by many demographics, a small portion of which may be the target.
- Rail is clearly a more sustainable option, and the demographic of the population living in the areas served by the new stations certainly seems to be a good fit when it comes to modal shift.
- "The demographic for NASCAR is people who eat," said Steve Page, president of the former Infineon Raceway […] . "We're giving people plenty to do before the race."
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4511
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From demography + -ic.