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hypodigm

/ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-podigm
IPA
/ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sample from which the characters of a population are to be inferred.

Etymology

Coined in 1940 by George Gaylord Simpson, Types in Modern Taxonomy, published in American Journal of Science #238, p. 418.

Inflected Forms

hypodigms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hypodigm?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm/.
What does hypodigm mean?
A sample from which the characters of a population are to be inferred.
Where does hypodigm come from?
Coined in 1940 by George Gaylord Simpson, Types in Modern Taxonomy, published in American Journal of Science #238, p. 418.

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