hypodigm

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/ˈhaɪpə(ʊ)(ˌ)daɪm//-dɪm/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhypodigm (plural hypodigms)

plural hypodigms

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

Origin

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

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APA

hypodigm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypodigm

MLA

“hypodigm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypodigm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypodigm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypodigm.

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