Etymology

Population III

Today it means: A hypothetical population or group of stars which may have existed in the early history of the Universe, characterized by being extremely massive and hot and having an extremely low metallicity. Full definition →

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The story

Proposed as a category of stars of even poorer metallicity than Population II.

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