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e·con·o·met·rics  (-kn-mtrks)
n. (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.
[econo(mics) + -metrics.]
e·cono·metric, e·cono·metri·cal adj.
e·cono·metri·cal·ly adv.
e·cono·me·trician (-m-trshn), e·cono·metrist n.
econometrics [ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks]
n
(Economics) (functioning as singular) the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economic problems and theories
econometric , econometrical adj
econometrician  [ɪˌkɒnəməˈtrɪʃən], econometrist n
econometrics
mathematical methods used in the science of economics to prove and develop economic theories.
See also: Economics
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Noun1.econometrics - the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Translations
econometrics [ɪˌkɒnəˈmetrɪks] NSING → econometría f


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