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əˈgræf noun
(used with a plural verb) the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc.
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World English Dictionary
demographic (ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk, ˌdiːmə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to demography |
| —n | |
| 2. | a section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class, etc |
| demo'graphical | |
| —adj | |
| demo'graphically | |
| —adv | |
| demographics (ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪks, ˌdiːmə-) | |
| —pl n | |
| data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics | |
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Word Origin & History
demographic
1982, from demographics.
demographics
1967, the science of divining from demographic statistics, from demography + -ics. Originally in reference to TV audiences and advertisers.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
demographic dem·o·graph·ic (děm'ə-grāf'ĭk, dē'mə-)
adj.
Of or relating to demography.
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Example sentences
Whilst the primary gaming demographics have proven to be late teens to late twenties.
The demographics of fewer births and longer lives reinforce the cyclical trend.
The demographics of the national high school population are changing in a dramatic fashion.
Both groups shared roughly the same demographics, including smokers vs nonsmokers.
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