Definition of Population shift

1. Noun. A change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population.

Generic synonyms: Shift, Transformation, Transmutation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Population Shift

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population genetics
population growth
population mean
population profile
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population shift (current term)
populational
populationally
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Literary usage of Population shift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1917)
"... birthrate and by population shift due to desire for economic betterment. Especially important is the shift of populations due to search for status. ..."

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