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per cap·i·ta

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–noun

1.	by or for each individual person: income per capita.

2.	Law. noting or pertaining to a method of dividing an estate by which all those equally related to the decedent take equal shares individually without regard to the number of lines of descent.

Compare per stirpes.

[Origin: 1675–85; < L: lit., by heads

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adv. & adj.

Per unit of population; per person: In that year, Americans earned $15,304 per capita. Among the states, Connecticut has a high per capita income.
Equally to each individual.

[Medieval Latin, by heads : Latin per, per + Latin capita, accusative pl. of caput, head.]

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per capita

1682, from L., lit. "by the head," from per (see per) + capita "head" (see capital).

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per capita
adjective
1.	per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"
adverb
1.	per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
per capita [(puhr kap-i-tuh)]

A Latin phrase literally meaning “by heads,” and translated as “for each person.” It is a common unit for expressing data in statistics. A country's per capita personal income, for example, is the average personal income per person.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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Per Capita

A Latin term that translates into "by head," basically meaning "average per person."

Investopedia Commentary

Often the term is used to express a country or region's income level. For example, consider a fictional region that has a collective income of $1 000 000 and 20 residents. The per capita income, or average income per person, is $50 000.

See also: Economics, Income, Mean, Standard Deviation

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: per cap·i·ta
Pronunciation: p&r-'ka-p&-t&
Function: adv or adj
Etymology: Medieval Latin, by heads
1 : equally toeach individual <all property to pass to the descendants per capita> —used of a method of distributing an esp. intestate estate —compare PER STIRPES
NOTE: Per capita distribution of an estate provides each descendant with an equal share of the estate's assetsregardless of the degree of his or her kinship. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., all receive equal shares.
2 : per unit of population : by or for eachindividual <a high per capita tax burden>

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