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demographic
[dem-uh-graf-ik, dee-muh-]
adjective
of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
noun
a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths.
a specific segment of a population having shared characteristics.
The producers were looking for a show that would appeal to the 18-34 demographic.
demographic
/ ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk, ˌdiːmə- /
adjective
of or relating to demography
noun
a section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class, etc
Other Word Forms
- demographically adverb
- ˌˈ adjective
- ˌˈly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of demographic1
Example Sentences
In the course of feeding this demographic, members of Ktown for All built connections with the neighborhood’s street vendors.
But there are other tricky trends the government is less fond of pointing out, that others call "crises" - notably the country's debt, and our shifting demographics.
The test of how America responds in real time to the wholesale attack on its second-largest demographic group is now a shared assignment.
These anti-Mexican sentiments are why California voters passed a slew of xenophobic local and state measures in the 1980s and 1990s when the state’s demographics began to dramatically change.
Prodded by lawsuits and consent decrees, the once-mostly white department has grown to become more than half Latino, which more or less mirrors the city’s demographics.
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