Wikipedia:Per capita
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Per capita is a term adapted from Latin "pro capite" phrase meaning per head with pro meaning "per" or "for each" and capite (caput ablative) meaning "head." Both words together equate to the phrase "for each head."
It is commonly and usually used in the field of statistics in place of saying "for each person" or "per person".[1][2]
It is also used in wills to indicate that each of the named beneficiaries should receive, by devise or bequest, equal shares of the estate. This is in contrast to a per stirpes division, in which each branch of the inheriting family inherits an equal share of the estate. It is usually a sum divided by an amount of people.
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