heterogeneous population
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheterogeneousandpopulation
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heterogeneous
adjective
uk/ˌhet.ər.əˈdʒiː.ni.əs/us/ˌhet̬.ə.roʊˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
consisting of parts or things that are very different from ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition ofheterogeneousandpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The basal layer of mammalian skin is aheterogeneouspopulationof proliferating and differentiating cells.
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A large variety of lipoproteins and other proteins are expressed to yield aheterogeneouspopulation, illustrated by the presence of multicoloured spirochaetes (9 o'clock).
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Thus, higher capital taxation and lower unskilled labor taxation can result in steady-state increases in welfare across aheterogeneouspopulation.
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We report here that glioblastomas contain aheterogeneouspopulationof cells with respect to the expression of stem cell and differentiation markers.
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This resulted in a veryheterogeneouspopulationincluding some subjects who had suffered only one miscarriage.
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Further, the cohort was, to some extent, aheterogeneouspopulation, and all behaviours were self-reported.
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The term lymphoma covers aheterogeneouspopulationof malignancies, with a huge spectrum of clinical severity and prognosis.
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It identifies aheterogeneouspopulationand cannot clearly distinguish normal aging from incipient dementia.
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Other units provide care for aheterogeneouspopulationgroup which varies in need and ability.
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In fact, the idea of dividing aheterogeneouspopulationinto homogeneous strata was a legacy from the typical method.
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The numerical experiments have shown that different savings motives seem to affect savings behaviors of theheterogeneouspopulationunevenly; hence, their effects on the distributions and capital accumulation are dissimilar.
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I also assume that the population of officials is aheterogeneouspopulationcomposed of people from diverse backgrounds, from different generations, and with different political commitments.
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They argue that a centralized solution is untenable, because of the potentially large number of interactions that must be continuously reasoned over in theheterogeneouspopulation.
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Fisher (1930) pointed out that in a geneticallyheterogeneouspopulationof asexual clones, any new advantageous mutation would be likely to arise in one of the less fit clones.
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There is more free association among the prisoners at meals and recreation, and less close supervision by the staff, fhan is possible in an ordinary prison with aheterogeneouspopulation.
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Each glomerulus is surrounded by aheterogeneouspopulationof juxtaglomerular neurons (that include periglomerular, short axon, and external tufted cells) and glial cells.
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Itsheterogeneouspopulationis highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language, and religion.
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Planned economy and newheterogeneouspopulation, mostly without education, has made strong ongoing decay.
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The area has aheterogeneouspopulationand a large number of bars.
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