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sociometric

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so⋅ci⋅om⋅e⋅try

  [soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee-]
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–noun
the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
Origin:
1930–35; socio- + -metry

Related forms:
so⋅ci⋅o⋅met⋅ric  [soh-see-uh-me-trik, soh-shee-] , adjective
so⋅ci⋅om⋅e⋅trist, noun
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so·ci·om·e·try   (sō'sē-ŏm'ĭ-trē, -shē-)   
n.  The quantitative study of interpersonal relationships in populations, especially the study and measurement of preferences.
so'ci·o·met'ric (-ō-mět'rĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: so·ci·om·e·try
Pronunciation: "sO-sE-'äm-&-trE, "sO-shE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: the study and measurement of interpersonal relationships in a group of people —so·cio·met·ric /"sO-sE-&-'me-trik, "sO-shE-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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