Definition:Census

Definition

A census is a survey of a complete population, as distinct from a sample survey.

Also see

• Results about censuses can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): census
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): census