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cliometrics
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cli·o·met·rics  (kl-mtrks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of history using economic models and advanced mathematical methods of data processing and analysis.
[Clio + -metrics.]
clio·metric adj.
clio·me·trician (-m-trshn) n.
cliometrics [ˌklaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪks]
n
(Economics) (functioning as singular) the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
[Clio + (econo)metrics]
cliometric , cliometrical adj
cliometrician  [ˌklaɪəʊməˈtrɪʃən] n
cliometrics
the application of mathematics, especially statistics, to the study of history. — cliometrician, n.
See also: History
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