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POPULATION PYRAMID [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Demography
- Census
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- age pyramid
1, record 1, English, age%20pyramid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- age-sex pyramid 2, record 1, English, age%2Dsex%20pyramid
correct
- population pyramid 3, record 1, English, population%20pyramid
correct
- age-and-sex triangle 4, record 1, English, age%2Dand%2Dsex%20triangle
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Demography is ... concerned with describing and interpreting population distributions, the simplest of which are distributions by sex and age. A graphic representation of such a distribution is known as an age pyramid [in which] ages are plotted on the vertical axis and the total numbers of males and females in each age category on the two horizontal semi-axes; the progressive narrowing of the pyramid as ages increase is due to the effects of mortality ... 5, record 1, English, - age%20pyramid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
- Recensement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyramide des âges
1, record 1, French, pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est habituel de rendre compte visuellement de cette répartition [d'une population] en construisant la pyramide des âges : en abscisse sont repérés les effectifs de population et en ordonnée les âges, en sorte qu'à chaque groupe d'âges d'un sexe [...] correspond un rectangle [...]. La forme générale d'une pyramide est celle d'un triangle, cela en raison de l'intervention de la mortalité [...] 2, record 1, French, - pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
construire une pyramide des âges 2, record 1, French, - pyramide%20des%20%C3%A2ges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Demografía
- Censo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pirámide de edades
1, record 1, Spanish, pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En demografía, representación gráfica de la población, estratificada por edades, con los hombres a un lado de la ordenada y las mujeres al otro, sirviendo el eje de la abscisa para representar los efectivos de cada intervalo, y el de ordenadas para expresar los intervalos según la edad en años (0-10/10-20,etc.) La representación adopta el perfil triangular que recuerda la sección de una pirámide. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pirámide de edades: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización del LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pir%C3%A1mide%20de%20edades
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