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demographic

//ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for demographic

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more demographic
Superlative
most demographic

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
demographics

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 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."

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.

  2. 2.A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.

  3. 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.

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