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(ē kän′ə me′triks′, i-)

noun

the use of mathematical and statistical methods in the field of economics to verify and develop economic theories

Origin: econo(my) + metrics

Related Forms:

econometric adjective
econometrician noun

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noun (used with a sing. verb)

Application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economics in the study of problems, the analysis of data, and the development and testing of theories and models.

Origin:

Origin: econo(mics)

Origin: + -metrics

Related Forms:

e·conˌo·metˈric, e·conˌo·metˈri·cal adjective

e·conˌo·metˈri·cal·ly adverb

e·conˌo·me·triˈcian (-mĭ-trĭshˈən), e·conˌo·metˈrist noun

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