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per capita — means ‘by heads’ and has largely replaced the more strictly correct form per caput (‘for each head’) as the normal way of saying ‘for each person or head (of population)’. Fowler (1926) regarded this use of per capita as ‘a modern blunder,… … Modern English usage
per capita — (also per caput) ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ for each person; in relation to people taken individually. ORIGIN Latin, by heads … English terms dictionary
Per-Capita — Lateinische Phrasen A B C D E F G H I L M N O P … Deutsch Wikipedia
per capita — [pə: kapɪtə] (also per caput kapʊt) adverb & adjective for each person; in relation to people taken individually. Origin C17: L., lit. by heads … English new terms dictionary
per capita — adv. & adj. (also per caput) for each person. Etymology: L, = by heads … Useful english dictionary
CAPUT Victimae — Peculiariter olim consideratum. De Hirco emissario Moses, Levit. c. 16. v. 20. et seqq. Et offeret (Aaron) hircum vivum: et imponet utramque manum super caput hirci vivi et consitebitur super eum omnes iniquitates filtorum Israelis, et omnes… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Per cápita — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Per cápita es una locución latina de uso actual que significa literalmente por cabezas (está formada por la preposición per y el acusativo plural de caput, capitis cabeza ). Generalmente, se utiliza para indicar la… … Wikipedia Español
Per capita — is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning through or by ...and... capita (sg.: caput) meaning heads . Both words together equate to the phrase for each head .It is usually used in the field of statistics to indicate the average per … Wikipedia
per ca|put — «puhr KAY puht, KAP uht», = per capita. (Cf. ↑per capita) ╂[< Medieval Latin per by, according to + Latin caput head] … Useful english dictionary
Caput — (lat., Mehrzahl Capita), Kopf, Haupt; Hauptstück, Kapitel (Abteilung eines Buches); C. jejunii, Anfang der Fasten, d. h. der Aschermittwoch. C. Medusae, s. Cirsomphalus; C. obstipum, Schiefhals; C. succedaneum, Kopfgeschwulst bei Neugebornen.… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
