Cohort: meaning, definitions and examples

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cohort

 

[ หˆkoสŠhษ”rt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

group

A cohort refers to a group of people banded together or treated as a group. It can also refer to a group of individuals who share a common characteristic or experience, such as being born in the same time period.

Synonyms

class, group, team.

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Word Description / Examples
cohort

Often used in academic or scientific settings to refer to a group of people who share a common characteristic or experience, such as students graduating in the same year or participants in a study.

  • The cohort of 2023 has shown remarkable academic achievements.
  • Researchers gathered data from a cohort of 500 participants.
group

A general term for any collection of individuals or things. It can be used in various informal and formal situations.

  • They formed a study group to prepare for the exams.
  • A group of friends decided to go on a trip together.
team

Used when referring to a group of people working together towards a common goal, especially in sports or corporate settings. It emphasizes collaboration and joint effort.

  • The basketball team won the championship this year.
  • Our project team is meeting tomorrow to finalize the report.
class

Typically refers to a group of students who are taught together or a group of people with similar socioeconomic status. It can also signify a category of things.

  • The teacher welcomed the new class of first-graders.
  • She came from a lower-middle-class background.

Examples of usage

  • The cohort of students worked together on the project.
  • She belongs to the cohort of women in leadership roles.
  • The cohort of soldiers trained together for months.
Context #2 | Noun

statistics

In statistics, a cohort is a group of individuals who share a common characteristic and are studied over a period of time to observe changes or outcomes.

Synonyms

group, population, sample.

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cohort

Used mainly in academic and research contexts to describe a specific group of people or subjects being studied who share a defining characteristic.

  • The cohort of patients participating in the clinical trial will be monitored over several years
sample

Typically used in the context of research and statistics to refer to a subset of a population that is taken to represent the whole for purposes of analysis.

  • A sample of 1000 voters was surveyed to predict the election outcome
population

Generally utilized in statistical, sociological, or demographic contexts to refer to all the individuals or items within a specified area or category.

  • The population of the city has grown rapidly over the past decade
group

A general term used in everyday language to describe any collection of individuals, objects, or entities that share something in common or are considered together.

  • A group of friends went out for dinner last night

Examples of usage

  • The researchers followed a cohort of patients over five years.
  • This study focuses on a cohort of individuals with diabetes.

Translations

Translations of the word "cohort" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น coorte

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคฎเฅ‚เคน

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kohorte

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kohort

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพะณะพั€ั‚ะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kohorta

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ณใƒ›ใƒผใƒˆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท cohorte

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cohorte

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kohort

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ฝ”ํ˜ธํŠธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ููˆุฌ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kohorta

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kohorta

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้˜Ÿๅˆ—

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kohorta

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hรณpur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ะพะฟ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒฐแƒแƒ แƒขแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kohort

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cohorte

Etymology

The word 'cohort' originated from Latin 'cohors', meaning 'enclosure' or 'yard'. In ancient Rome, a cohort was a military unit consisting of about 480 soldiers. Over time, the term evolved to represent a group or band of people. Today, 'cohort' is commonly used in various contexts to refer to a group of individuals with a shared characteristic or experience.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #10,579, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.