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econometrics

Syllabification: (e·con·o·met·rics)
Pronunciation: /iˌkänəˈmetriks/

Definition of econometrics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the branch of economics concerned with the use of mathematical methods (especially statistics) in describing economic systems.

Derivatives

econometric

adjective

econometrical

Pronunciation: /iˌkänəˈmetrikəl, ēˌkänə-/

adjective

econometrician

Pronunciation: /iˌkänəməˈtriSHən/

noun

econometrist

Pronunciation: /-ˈmetrist/

noun

Origin:

1930s: from economy, on the pattern of words such as biometrics and psychometrics

econometrics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of econometrics in the British & World English dictionary

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