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bi·om·e·try  (b-m-tr)
n.
Biometrics.
biometry or biometrics
Noun
the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods, especially for purposes of identification
biometrics, biometry
1. the calculation of the probable extent of human lifespans.
2. the application to biology of mathematical and statistical theory and methods. — biometric, biometrical, adj.
See also: Biology
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Noun1.biometry - a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
biometrics, biostatistics
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
bioscience, life science - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
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