biometric

[ bahy-uh-me-trik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to biometry.
pertaining to, noting, or using a person's unique physical and other traits for the purposes of identification and security:
a biometric system;
biometric readers;
a biometric passport.

biometric

/ ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk /

1. relating to the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
2. relating to digital scanning of the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification
  biometric fingerprinting
relating to the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life

First recorded in 1875–80; bio- ( def ) + metric ¹( def )

“People entrust firearms with their lives,” Kloepfer told me while explaining his biometric gun.

Now, with Health, Apple will bring a central repository to the entire biometric madness—to the benefit of consumers.

USASOC is looking for an instant biometric system, possibly on a smartphone, that can be used in covert operations.

There are two key advantages of biometric over biographic checks according to Verdery.

That isn't a "biometric" data set by any reasonable definition.

It's a biometric identifier, like fingerprints or retina-scans, but it's got a lot more "collisions" than either of those.

In the text I have availed myself of biometric, genetic and other results impartially.

With the progress of Mendelian research, biometric methods must be supplemented with pedigree studies.

The index of heredity may be readily obtained in the familiar biometric fashion from table 9.

A biometric "collision" is when a measurement matches more than one person.

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