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The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.
Garrett Hardin

Meaning of "optimum population" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPTIMUM POPULATION

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WHAT DOES OPTIMUM POPULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Optimum population

The optimum population is the size of a population that is the best out of several outcomes. There are, however, various opinions on what "optimal" means in this usage, resulting in various end-targets for it, but estimations usually take ecological sustainability and carrying capacity more or less into account. Also, optimum population can refer to a specific area, such as a region or country, but can also refer to the entire world or universe.

Definition of optimum population in the English dictionary

The definition of optimum population in the dictionary is a population that is sufficiently large to provide an adequate workforce with minimal unemployment.

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Synonyms and antonyms of optimum population in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

适度人口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

población óptima
570 millions of speakers

English

optimum population
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इष्टतम जनसंख्या
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السكان الأمثل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оптимальная численность населения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

população ótima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বোত্তম জনসংখ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

optimum de population
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penduduk yang optimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

optimale Bevölkerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最適人口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최적의 인구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Populasi paling luweh
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dân số tối ưu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உகந்த மக்கள் தொகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इष्टतम लोकसंख्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Optimum nüfus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

popolazione ottimale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

optymalna liczba ludności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оптимальна чисельність населення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Populația optimă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βέλτιστη πληθυσμού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

optimum bevolking
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

optimala populationen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

optimal befolkningen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about optimum population

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Garrett Hardin
The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPTIMUM POPULATION»

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Microeconomics And Macroeconomic Environment For Ca Pe I
16.2.2 Theory of Optimum Population The theory of optimum population was first formulated by Prof. Sidwick and later developed by Prof. Dalton and Prof. Carr Saunders. They developed the concept of optimum population, i.e. that size of ...
Deepashree, 2006
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World Population: A Reference Handbook
The idea of an optimum population—the best population size for a given society or for the planet—has been a subject of speculation by thinkers as ancient as Plato and as current as Paul Ehrlich. Until recent times it was mainly philosophers ...
Geoffrey Gilbert, 2005
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Principles of Economics
(i) Definition According to this theory, optimum population of a country is that population at which the per capita ncome is maximum and a minor change in it reduces the per capita income. (1) "Optimum population is that population which  ...
Alfred Marshall (Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge.), 1974
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Demography and Population Problems
The theory of optimum population has resolved the old debate about the consequences of large and growing population. OPTIMUM POPULATION THEORY The optimum population theory had its beginnings in the writings of Karl Winkelblech ...
Rajendra K. Sharma, 2004
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Business Environment
In our illustration, the optimum population would be OP and the per capita income would be PM. It is to be noted that any population greater than OP will indicate overpopulation and a population less than OP will mean underpopulation.
A.C. Fernando, 2011
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Agriculture and population: world perspectives and problems
DENSITY MEASURES AND OPTIMUM POPULATION A number of density measures have been developed and used to measure population pressure. Some of these are discussed below. Much has been written on "optimum" population even ...
Marvin F. Gordon, United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Population, 1975
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Demography - Analysis and Synthesis: A Treatise in Population
But the concept of optimum population came under methodical study only from the 1920s onward. Even the definition of an optimum raises controversial issues, for in fact it involves determining the main demographic characteristics (mainly ...
‎2005
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Marketing dictionary:
Bevdlkerungsoptimum n (Optimumbevolke- rung /, optimale BevolkerungsgroBe / ) (demography) optimum population, optimum population size A population of the ..right" size to achieve and maintain some generally recognized and accepted ...
Wolfgang J. Koschnick, 2000
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Population and Society
For some the theory of optimum population initially developed by Marshall, Sidgwick, Cannan and Gini provides a more realistic alternative to Malthusian and Marxist theories. According to this theory due to law of diminishing returns and ...
A. K. Sharma, 2012
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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
Simply, the optimum population may differ not only among different hybrids, but even for the same hybrid across environments, i.e. across locations or across seasons at the same location. Thus, it is hard to reach a particular recommendation ...
Eric Lichtfouse, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPTIMUM POPULATION»

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Study offers new method to identify sweet corn hybrids
"We had a good sense of the optimum population of previous top-performing hybrids, so we went just beyond that level," he said. In the Midwest ... «Farmers Advance, Jul 15»
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Is Less Really More? Reflections on Scarcity in “Laudato Si'”
... to more than halve the current 7.2 billion world population to at least 2-3 billion, according to World Watch's “optimum population” projection. «Catholic World Report, Jul 15»
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Malthusian Climate Change Swindle, the Deadly Enemy of the …
He is associated with the Optimum Population Trust, which says humanity should be reduced by half, to some 3.5 billion, before the end of the ... «Executive Intelligence Review, Jun 15»
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The value of children: economics, faith, and the problem of …
A federal Bureau of Population and Environment should be set up to determine the optimum population size for the United States and devise ... «Lifesite, Jun 15»
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Too many East Lancastrians locked into part-time work
... ie food and water in any area for an optimum population and if a place gets over populated the weak and the elderly die off through thirst, ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jun 15»
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UK Green Party is 'open' to legalizing polygamy
Jonathon Porritt, a patron of the Optimum Population Trust (OPT), said that in order to reduce "pressure" on the world's ecosystems, Britain must ... «Lifesite, May 15»
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What to do about too many deer
... wildlife are for the non-commercial use of citizens, and should be managed such that they are available at optimum population levels forever. «The River Reporter, May 15»
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Betting on Earth's Future
According to their calculations, “an optimum population size for the planet would range from 1.5 to 2 billion people,” which is a long way from ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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Willoughby: Do something nice for the Earth on Earth Day
... wildlife are for the noncommercial use of citizens, and should be managed such that they are available at optimum population levels forever. «The Denver Post, Apr 15»
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Input sought on proposed Pryor Mountain wild horse roundup
Optimum population is 90 to 120 but we now have 170 so we are going to remove 30. Does that mean that they are removing too few or is their ... «KPAX-TV, Apr 15»

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