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Per capita
“By heads.”
Latin term in English
Translation
What does “Per capita” mean?
Per capita translates as “By heads.”
Per person; used to divide a total by the number of people.
Origin
The story behind it
Originally a legal term for dividing an inheritance equally by heads, it is now standard in statistics and economics.
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- Latin
- Per capita
- English
- By heads.
- Source
- Latin term in English
- Era
- Early Modern
- Theme
- Society
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