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Per capita

//pɝ ˈkæpɪtə// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Per person. not-comparable

    "Donations to the mosque come from a village considered fairly poor by regional standards, with an average annual income of 300 yuan (about U.S. $100) per household. The 1982 average per capita annual income in Yongning County was substantially higher, 539 yuan according to the Population Census Office (1987:206)."

  2. 2
    Shared equally among all individuals. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    per person wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Per person. not-comparable

    "As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."

  2. 2
    Equally among all individuals. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    per person; for each person; of each person wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin per capita (“per head”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin per capita (“per head”).

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