capita
Americannoun
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See per capita
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anatomy the plural of caput
Example Sentences
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The study concluded that total population size explained environmental changes more strongly than per capita consumption alone.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
But when per capita incomes grow at an average of 1% a year, which is closer to the experience this century, average incomes only grow by about 16% over a 15-year period.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The lowest-income counties have the highest per capita participation rates, according to a recent report from Stokes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Yet the managers said Korea flies under the radar, even as its stock market is bigger than Canada’s and its GDP per capita is the same as Japan’s.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The number of police officers per capita in the United States rose about 14 percent during the 1990s.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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