Definitions for per capita
pər ˈkæp ɪ təper capi·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. per capitaadverb

   per person

   "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"

2. per capita, for each person, of each personadverb

   per person

   "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. per capitaadverb

   per person

2. per capitaadverb

   equally among all individuals

3. per capitaadjective

   per person

4. per capitaadjective

   shared equally among all individuals

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1. Per capita

   Per capita is a Latin phrase literally meaning "by heads" or "for each head", and idiomatically used to mean "per person". The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators, and built environment studies. It is commonly and usually used in the field of statistics in place of saying "per person" (although per caput is the Latin for "per head"). It is also used in wills to indicate that each of the named beneficiaries should receive, by devise or bequest, equal shares of the estate. This is in contrast to a per stirpes division, in which each branch (Latin stirps, plural stirpes) of the inheriting family inherits an equal share of the estate. This is often used with the ‘2-0 rule’, a statistical principle that determines which group is larger per capita. Under the 2-0 rule, a group is the largest per capita if it has both the biggest total size and size of the group of the objects in question, therefore resulting in a 2-0 score.

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1. per capita

   Per capita is a Latin term that translates into "by each head." It is a measure used in statistics and economics to present data on a per person basis. It is usually used to compare data among different geographical locations, individuals, or groups by averaging the data for each individual to give a more accurate comparison. This helps eliminate the influence of population size when comparing data, providing a more balanced and fair analysis.

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1. Per capita

   Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase: per and capita. The phrase thus means "by heads" or "for each head", i.e. per individual/person. The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators, and built environment studies. It is commonly and usually used in the field of statistics in place of saying "for each person" or "per person". It is also used in wills to indicate that each of the named beneficiaries should receive, by devise or bequest, equal shares of the estate. This is in contrast to a per stirpes division, in which each branch of the inheriting family inherits an equal share of the estate.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. per capita

   Per capita (adj) eaqually divided to each person or per head.

   Per capita is identified as one of each individual to be part.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on October 21, 2015  

How to pronounce per capita?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of per capita in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of per capita in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of per capita in a Sentence

1. Yet Smith:

   Virginia's recent debt issues were small potatoes in comparison to its 19th century debt, at the time the Civil War began, Virginia had the largest in any state in the South and Midwest. It was third behind New York and Pennsylvania. Per capita, Virginia's debt was two or three times what Pennsylvania and New York's was. Virginia's modern debt issues under McDonnell pale to what it dealt with historically.

2. Erica Rannestad:

   While the falling platinum price has been a major contributor to higher platinum jewelry imports, it should also be noted that lower platinum jewelry retail prices, a stronger United States dollar, a falling platinum-gold price ratio, and higher disposable incomes per capita have pushed imports and demand higher.

3. Suryanath Mishra:

   Nepali migrant workers have the lowest per capita income in Qatar, they get exploited the most out of all the migrant workers.

4. Colombian President Iván Duque:

   Colombia, once again, is showing the world that even in the midst of fiscal constraints, with a per capita income of less than $ 8,000 dollars.

5. Bobby Lee:

   Today the worth of bitcoin is $1 per capita in the world (population).

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=per capita
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Per_Capita
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Capita
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=per capita