"Population III" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Proposed as a category of stars of even poorer metallicity than Population II. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Population III}} Population III
  1. (astrophysics, usually attributively) A hypothetical population or group of stars which may have existed in the early history of the Universe, characterized by being extremely massive and hot and having an extremely low metallicity. Wikipedia link: Population III Tags: attributive, usually Categories (topical): Stars, Astrophysics Synonyms: population III Derived forms: Pop III [abbreviation] Related terms: black hole star

Alternative forms

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