population vs public

population

noun
  • The people with a given characteristic. 

  • A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn. 

  • A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area. 

  • The act of filling initially empty items in a collection. 

  • The people living within a political or geographical boundary. 

  • A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world. 

public

noun
  • A particular group or demographic to be targeted. 

  • The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. 

adj
  • Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. 

  • Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. 

  • Traded publicly via a stock market. 

  • Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. 

  • Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. 

  • Accessible to the program in general, not only to the class or any subclasses. 

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