econometrics

[ih-kon-uh-me-triks]

e·con·o·met·rics

[ih-kon-uh-me-triks]
noun (used with a singular verb) Economics.
the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.

Origin:
1930–35; see economy, metric2, -ics

e·con·o·met·ric, e·con·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
e·con·o·me·tri·cian [ih-kon-uh-mi-trish-uhn] , e·con·o·met·rist, noun
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Econometrics has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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econometrics (ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to economic problems and theories
 
econo'metric
 
adj
 
econo'metrical
 
adj
 
econometrist
 
n

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