biometry

[bahy-om-i-tree]

bi·om·e·try

[bahy-om-i-tree]
noun
1.
the calculation of the probable duration of human life.
2.
biometrics (def. 1).

Origin:
1825–35; bio- + -metry
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Biometry is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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World English Dictionary
biometry or biometrics (baɪˈɒmɪtrɪ, ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrɪks)
 
n
1.  a.  the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
 b.  the practice of digitally scanning the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification
2.  the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life
 
biometrics or biometrics
 
n
 
bio'metrically or biometrics
 
adv

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biometry bi·om·e·try (bī-ŏm'ĭ-trē)
n.
The statistical analysis of biological data. Also called biometrics.

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