per capita
The phrase "per capita" is derived from Latin and is commonly used in fields like economics and statistics to express measurements on a per-person basis.
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Definition
B2General
(common)Calculated for each person by dividing the total amount by the number of individuals.
Example
- The country's GDP per capita has increased over the past decade.
- They assessed the average income per capita in the region.
C1Statistics
(technical)A measure that represents data as an average per individual within a population.
Example
- Researchers used per capita income to analyze economic disparities.