1
: quantitative study (as by automated methods of data processing or application of mathematical models) (of a specified field or discipline)
econometrics
sabermetrics
2
: the science of measuring (a specified area of body of data) : -metry
psychometrics

Word History

Etymology

-metr(ic) + -ics

Dictionary Entries Near -metrics

Cite this Entry

“-metrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-metrics. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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